midnight
The lonely years of the past , the perplexing moments of the present , the uncertain vistas of the future , all rolled away . She sailed with Garth upon a golden ocean far removed from the shores of time . For love is eternal ; and the birth of love frees the spirit from all limitations of the flesh . * * * * * A clock in the distant village struck midnight . The twelve strokes floated up to Jane 's window across the moonlit park . Time was once more . Her freed spirit resumed the burden of the body .