midnight
I resolved to do all that was to be done myself . In spite of everything , I spent a pleasant evening at Temple Hall . We talked and laughed gaily , especially as Tom was preparing for his wedding with Miss Edith Gray , and when I told Mrs. Temple how Tom had popped the question on the landing at midnight , after the appearance of the famous hall ghost , the merriment knew no bounds . It was after midnight when I retired to rest , but I could not sleep . I could not help thinking about this great problem of my life . How could I find Kaffar ? How could I tell whether he were alive or dead ?