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Catherine
I think that is when the transformation he glimpses in the story was in place at the neighbor's bungalow. After midnight. But this is one of the most oblique stories in the book. Clearly the author was transformed too -- into a drunken lover of young boys? A satyr? But de Maurier really doesn't tell us enough to be sure. I was less happy with this story.
Robert Clark
Probably because they wanted to sleep. Seems like a reasonable request.
Ian
I think that Catherine is right. I couldn't find any clear reason for the title unless it's like the Cinderella thing that midnight is the time when things revert to the truth. In which case there may be some transformation of Stoll into a satyr and Mrs Stoll into what? Clearly the deafness and her marine abilities are connected. I've scoured the net trying to make connections, and there are some, but I think much more was happening in DdM's head than is conveyed on the page. I like the story but it's dissatisfying.
Josephine Briggs
The characters were so secretive. They wanted to stay that way. The scene of the swimmer in black late at night when the artist was walking around, the man who had his dwelling who had been eaten by sea creatures. The dark hides all things. Characters were being warned to stay away. Harm might come to them. Be aware. You are being warned. The artist had better be careful. He has seen something he should not.
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