midday
The moon cast a feeble ray , which imparted to earth and heaven an ashy hue . At that moment the clock raised its shrill , cracked voice . Midnight rang out . The priest thought of midday ; twelve o'clock had come back again . `` Oh ! '' he said in a very low tone , `` she must be cold now . '' All at once , a gust of wind extinguished his lamp , and almost at the same instant , he beheld a shade , a whiteness , a form , a woman , appear from the opposite angle of the tower .