midnight
There was the sound of wagons . One was coming from the north -- that is , from the direction of Tralee ; the other was coming from the south-east-that is , Nolan Doyle 's ranch . Li Choo 's tongue clucked in his mouth ; then he made an exclamation in Chinese , at which the others clucked also , and then they moved on again . Like Joel Mazarine on his journey from Askatoon , Orlando , on his journey from Nolan Doyle 's ranch , was absorbed , but his reflections were as different from those of the Master of Tralee as sunrise is from midnight ; indeed , so bright was the light within Orlando 's spirit that the very prairie around him seemed aflame . The moment with Louise in the garden lighted by the dim moon , the passing instant of perfect understanding , the touch of her hair upon his lips , her supple form yielding to his as he clasped her in his arms , had dropped like a curtain between him and the fateful episode in the main street of Askatoon . That wonderful elation of youth on its first excursion into perfumed meads of Love possessed him . He had never had flutterings of the heart for any woman until his eyes met the eyes of Louise at their first meeting , and a new world had been opened up to him .