midnight
But nevertheless he would sooner possess her as his own wife than any other girl he had ever met . Something of the real passion of unsatisfied love made him feel chill at his heart . Who was this Harry Annesley , for whom she professed so warm a feeling ? Her mother declared Harry Annesley to be a scapegrace , and something of the story of a discreditable midnight street quarrel between him and the young lady 's cousin had reached his ears . He did not suppose it to be possible that the young lady could actually get married without her mother 's co-operation , and therefore he thought that he still would go to England . In one respect he was altogether untouched . If he could ultimately succeed in marrying the young lady , she would not be a bit the worse as his wife because she had been attached to Harry Annesley .