midnight
Wait until the train stops and then step out -- quickly , please . '' There was no denying his command of her and of the situation , and , difficult as the feat appeared , in a moment she was sitting on the sill , her feet depending outside into the darkness , where Renwick without another word seized her in his arms and lowered her to the step beside them , thrilled by the danger of her flight , but ready to follow wherever he led . With a grinding of brakes the train stopped , but they got down quickly , and in a moment had dodged behind a building , and listening for sounds of pursuit , made their way up the dimly lighted street of a small town . It was not yet midnight and there were signs of activity here and there . She hurried beside Renwick blindly , content as he was for the present to put as much distance as possible between themselves and the railroad station . They listened anxiously for the train to move , but there was no sound of bell or exhaust . The distant shouts seemed more ominous .