midnight
There is nothing between us , really . But shall I have strength to open the door to him ? '' She opened the door , with the feeling that the act was tremendous and irrevocable . The street , in the Sabbatic sunshine , was as calm as at midnight . Louis Fores , stiff and constrained , stood strangely against the background of it . The unusualness of his demeanour , which was plain to the merest glance , increased Rachel 's agitation . It appeared to Rachel that the two of them faced each other like wary enemies .