midnight
Full , rich pastures spread out before him wherein he could roam to the end of his days , blissfully gorging himself , -- and yet he starved . And Anne , who dwelt in those elysian pastures , was starving too ! Once more he wavered and again he fell . He found himself at midnight standing at the corner above Anne 's home , staring at the darkened unresponsive windows . Three nights passed before he resumed the hateful vigil . This time there were lights . And from that time on , he went almost nightly to the neighbourhood of Washington Square , regardless of weather or inconvenience .