midnight
The landlady has told me that , in my absence , women have called to see her who certainly ought not to enter any decent house . When I entreat her to give up such associates , her only answer is to accuse me of selfishness , since I have friends myself , and yet wo n't permit her to have any . And things have gone from bad to worse . Several nights of late , when I have got home , she has been away , and has not returned till much after midnight . Hour after hour I have sat there in the extremest misery , waiting , waiting , feeling as though my brain would burst with its strain ! I have no idea where she goes to . If I ask , she only retorts by asking me where I spend the nights when I am with you , and laughs contemptuously when I tell her the truth .