midnight
But at least we are together , never to be separated . And to us two that means all . '' It was a strange marriage night , this of ours -- thus to sit on the roof of the Tower , under the iron beacon which had been placed there in my grandfather 's time , and listen to the hum and murmur of the city , straining our eyes meanwhile through the darkness to catch the first spear-glint from the army of the Prince . `` If they do not come by midnight , or if Jan Lubber Fiend does not light his fire by the White Gate , we must e ` en risk it and kindle this one here on the Red Tower . '' So the night passed on till it was about eleven , or it might be a quarter of an hour later . Then all suddenly I saw a little crowd of men disengage themselves from that private entrance of the Hall of Judgment by which , on the day of the trial , Dessauer and I had entered . They made straight towards the Red Tower at a quick run .