midnight
Evidently her secret had not crossed the ocean . She could take up life again . Some day the past would confront and denounce her , perhaps ; but for the moment she was enfranchised anew of human society . Polly said that she had read of Sir Joseph 's death and his wife 's , and what a shock it must have been to poor Marie Louise , but how well she bore up under it , and how perfectly darn beautiful she was , and what a shame that it was almost midnight ! She and her hub were going to Washington . Everybody was , of course . Why was n't Marie Louise there ?