midnight
`` Is Mrs. Lapham well ? And her daughter ? '' `` Yes , I think so , '' said the young man . `` The young ladies walked me down to the rocks in the usual way after dinner , and then I came back and talked paint with Mr. Lapham till midnight . We did n't settle anything till this morning coming up on the boat . '' `` What sort of people do they seem to be at home ? '' `` What sort ?