midnight
Doctor , do not tell people what you have told me . I do not want to be watched and pitied , like a doomed victim who walks about the scaffold with a rope already around his neck . Let the secret rest between you and me . '' He looked wonderingly at the electric white face , and something in its chill radiance reminded him of the borealis light , that waves its ghostly banners over a cold midnight sky . `` God grant that I may be in error concerning your disease ; and that threescore years and ten may be alloted you , to embody the airy dreams you love so well . I repeat , if you wish to prolong your days , give yourself more rest . I can do you little good ; still , if at any time you fancy that I can aid or relieve you , do not hesitate to send for me .