midnight
Standing upon the veranda , she perceived what she supposed to be her brother 's form moving among the shrubbery in the garden . She hastened to accost him , curious to ascertain the nature of the excitement in Richmond on the preceding afternoon . Great was her astonishment and unfeigned her pleasure , upon turning a little clump of bushes , to find herself face to face with Harold Hare . He had been lost in meditation , but upon seeing her his brow lit up as a midnight sky brightens when a passing cloud has unshrouded the full moon . With a cry of joy she held out both her hands to him , which he pressed silently for a moment as he gazed tenderly upon the upturned , smiling face , and then , pushing back the black tresses , he touched her white forehead with his lips . Arthur Wayne was looking out from his lattice above , and his eye chanced to turn that way at the moment of the meeting . He started as if struck with a sudden pang , and his cheek , always pale , became of an ashen hue .