midnight
It was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name , and a little smile wavered across her face . `` I -- I saved your life , anyway -- '' she whispered weakly , and then more softly still , `` It 's like a novelette ! '' said Peg , and closed her eyes . It was midnight when Forrester got back home ; he let himself into the dark house mechanically . He felt drunk with shock and the horror of all that had happened . He groped blindly along the wall and found the switch , flooding the hall with light , and as he did so he heard a little sound close to him on the stairs and a smothered cry . He wheeled round sharply , and came face to face with his wife .