midnight
She stood still , her skirts gathered close , as if she were about to run . `` Do n't go . Out for a stroll ? So am I , '' said Jeff , pleasantly , as if midnight promenades were the accustomed thing at `` The Banks . '' `` Wo n't you sit down ? '' There were seats outside the summer-house as well as within , and he motioned toward one of them . `` No , thank you .