midnight
It is not at all unusual for him to be kept a considerable time in the vestry after service , and to-day is the Feast of St Michael 's and all Angels , you know . Might n't your husband be -- er -- coming back , do n't you think ? ' ` Craik 's right , Mrs Lawford ; it 's not a bit of good waiting . Bethany would stick there till midnight if any old woman 's spiritual state could keep her going so long . Here we all are , and at any moment we may be interrupted . Mind you , I promise nothing -- only that there shall be no scene . But here I am , and if he does come knocking and ringing and lunging out in the disgusting manner he -- well , all I ask is permission to speak for YOU .