midnight
At the railroad station he was told that the special trains had gone with the visitors who were not in town for the ball . He did not even know the name of the school from which she had come . At the State House he at last found some one who had seen and known the group -- an attaché of the State educational department . There was no train that way until midnight . He took it . How he passed the time of waiting he never knew . He was at the doors of the institution as early as decency permitted .