Scarcely has night arrived to undeceive, unfurling her wings of crepe (wings drained even of the glimmer just now dying in the tree-tops); scarcely has the last glint still dancing on the burnished metal heights of the tall towers ceased to fade, like a still glowing coal in a spent brazier, which whitens gradually beneath the ashes, and soon is indistinguishable from the abandoned hearth, than a fearful murmur rises amongst them, their teeth chatter with despair and rage, they hasten and scatter in their dread, finding witches everywhere, and ghosts. It is night.. and Hell will gape once more. Charles Nodier
About This Quote

It is night... and Hell will gape once more. Night will always produce fear, but it is the fear of the unknown. The night can be a time of peace or a time of danger, depending on what you are doing.

This quote speaks to the fact that people are either sleeping or awake at night. Or, in this case, at nightfall. The scare quotes around "hell" indicate that here the author is only talking about fear, but he uses this phrase to show that human emotions can get carried away during the night.

Source: Smarra & Trilby

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