midnight
there was something about a woman , too ! The storm had raged all night . Lans made a fire and laughed and joked the dark lonely hours through . After midnight Cynthia fell asleep from sheer exhaustion and Lans placed his overcoat under her head while he smoked by the fire and grew -- as imagination fed upon itself -- into a being so immaculate and saint-like that the morning found him prepared for the final and dramatic climax . He awoke Cynthia , touched her as if she was a spirit , and took her to the little town known as Sudley 's Gap and there -- married her ! Cynthia was excited and worn from her night 's experience , but the ceremony and Lans 's manner made it all seem like a new play . They were always playing together , he and she .