midnight
No answer was made to this proposition , but Verry said , `` You may undress me , if you like , and stay till you are convinced I shall not freeze . '' `` I 've staid till I am in an ager . I might as well finish the night here , I spose . '' She called me after midnight , for she had not left Verry , who had been attacked with one of her mysterious disorders . `` You can do nothing for her ; but I am scared out , when she faints so dreadful ; I do n't like to be alone . '' Veronica could not speak , but she shook her head at me to go away . Her will seemed to be concentrated against losing consciousness ; it slipped from her occasionally , and she made a rotary motion with her arms , which I attempted to stop , but her features contracted so terribly , I let her alone .