midnight
` My darling , worse than killing a man who never harmed me was to think wrong of you ! ' Her face had grown very pale . She closed her eyes , smiled faintly as she leaned her head against him , and of a sudden burst into tears . ` It shows one 's ignorance of such matters , ' said Harvey Rolfe , with something of causticity in his humour , when Alma came home after midnight . ` I should have thought that , by way of preparing for tomorrow , you would have quietly rested today . ' He looked round at her . Alma had entered the study as usual , and was taking off her gloves ; but the effort of supporting herself seemed too great , she trembled towards the nearest chair , and affected to laugh at her feebleness as she sank down .