Midnight
From the same motive she also replaced the curtain so as to look as it did before , securing it in its place by means of pins . At length all these preparations were completed , and it only remained for Edith to wait for the proper time to start . The hours passed on . Midnight came , but even at that hour Edith thought that it was too early . Leon probably kept late hours , and might be wandering about . She determined to wait longer . The moon was still shining .