midnight
There is no reason why he should tell her of the coming step when he has hardly decided himself . `` No , '' he answers , briefly . `` I ought not leave St. Vincent an hour . My impression is that he will die at midnight or dawn . I have no one to whom I can depute any of the arrangements . '' It does not enter her mind that a little girl who plays with dolls or dishes can have anything in common with him . Possibly he may be made her guardian .