midnight
She leaned across the arm of the chair and told him of her mishaps . He was so enraged that he knocked a plate to the floor . She snatched the cruller off just in time to save it , and the room echoed her laughter . They talked and talked until she was talked out , and it was midnight . He began to worry about the hour . It was a long ride on the Subway and then a long walk to her boarding-house and then a long walk and a long ride to his . `` I hate to go back to that awful Jambers woman and let her know I 'm fired , '' Kedzie moaned .