Nine o'clock
I should advise you to keep your room tomorrow until the funeral is over . '' Yet , although I so advised her , it struck me that she did not feel any great amount of sorrow . I can not tell why I had that impression , but it was very strong upon me . Nine o'clock , and the arrival had not yet taken place . The fragrant gloaming was giving way to night ; there was promise of a bright moon , and the golden stars were peeping one by one . The night-wind was laden with odors , a thousand flowers seemed to have given their sweet breath to fan it . It would have been profanation to have lighted a cigar , so I went out on the Queen 's Terrace and walked under the whispering lime trees , thinking of all that had passed in those few days .