midnight
Nils said nothing to her . He put his hands under her arms and lifted her lightly to her saddle . Then he swung himself into his own . `` We shall have to ride fast to catch the midnight train . A last gallop , Clara Vavrika . Forward ! '' There was a start , a thud of hoofs along the moonlit road , two dark shadows going over the hill ; and then the great , still land stretched untroubled under the azure night .