midnight
I knew not that he was armed , and that he had the power about him to do the deed which he then accomplished ; but there was a groan , a slight struggle , and the successful gamester fell upon the green sward , bathed in his blood . '' `` And this is the father of her whom I adore ? '' `` It is . Are you shocked to think of such a neat relationship between so much beauty and intelligence and a midnight murderer ? Is your philosophy so poor , that the daughter 's beauty suffers from the commission of a father 's crime ? '' `` No , no , It is not so . Do not fancy that , for one moment , I can entertain such unworthy opinions .