nearly midnight
After he finished the paper , they talked about what he had read . They argued about many things from politics to religion . They always wanted to know what Abe thought . Many times they stayed until nearly midnight listening to him . * * * * * One evening , not long after Abe 's nineteenth birthday , he walked home from the store in great excitement . He had been very sad since his sister Sally had died in January , but tonight he seemed more cheerful . Sarah looked up to find him standing in the doorway .