midnight
She stood beyond all ordinary rules -- she had nothing worldly to gain nor to lose by being his wife for these few remaining months -- it surely was her part , after the way she had treated him , to meet him more than half way -- she alone could make the proposal -- she would -- she must . And oh ! if the doctors should be mistaken ! So spoke the midnight dream -- oh ! how many times . But what said cool morning ? Propriety had risen up , grave decorum objecting to what would shock Humfrey , ay , and was making Honor 's cheeks tingle .