midnight
She makes me ashamed of myself and of her . The sort I want is one that grows prettier and prettier the more you love and trust her , and always looks best when she is busiest doing something for somebody . Yes , she has black hair , black as the night ; and you see the whiteness of her face in the darkest night . And her eyes , they are blue , oh , as blue as bits of the very sky at midnight ! and they shine and flash so -- just like yours , and nobody else 's , my darling . '' But here they heard footsteps on the stair -- those of Mrs. Macintosh , hurrying up to surprise them . They guessed that her husband had just left her , and that she was in a wild fury ; simultaneously they rose and fled .