midnight
Say , lord , hast thou ever seen mist travel against wind as it travels now ? '' `` Never before , '' said Eric , and as he spoke the light of the moon went out . Swanhild , Atli 's wife , sat in beauty in her bower on Straumey Isle and looked with wide eyes towards the sea . It was midnight . None stirred in Atli 's hall , but still Swanhild looked out towards the sea . Now she turned and spoke into the darkness , for there was no light in the bower save the light of her great eyes . `` Art thou there ? ''