midnight
`` Where is my husband ? '' she broke out . `` Give me back my husband , Henry . Why did you stand by at midnight and see him murdered ? Why did the traitor escape who did it ? You , the champion of your house , who offered to die for us ! You that he loved and trusted , and to whom I confided him -- you that vowed devotion and gratitude , and I believed you -- yes , I believed you -- why are you here , and my noble Francis gone ?