about midnight
Patience , gentleness , and untired affection , shall recall him , if it be true , as Raymond says , that he is mad ; energy and courage shall rescue him , if he be unjustly imprisoned . After the lovers again joined me , we supped together in the alcove . Truly it was a fairy 's supper ; for though the air was perfumed by the scent of fruits and wine , we none of us either ate or drank -- even the beauty of the night was unobserved ; their extasy could not be increased by outward objects , and I was wrapt in reverie . At about midnight Raymond and I took leave of my sister , to return to town . He was all gaiety ; scraps of songs fell from his lips ; every thought of his mind -- every object about us , gleamed under the sunshine of his mirth . He accused me of melancholy , of ill-humour and envy . `` Not so , '' said I , `` though I confess that my thoughts are not occupied as pleasantly as yours are .