midnight
By the marriage I was contemplating I should disappoint these expectations , for I could not suppose he would regard as a good use of the money a disclaimer of the fortune he wished to leave me . It was really between him and Mr. Spence that I must decide . This was what presented itself to me clearly , as my father and I sat together in the library after my aunts had gone . It was past midnight , and yet neither of us had thought apparently of going to bed . He was smoking , and like myself busy with his own reflections . It seemed to me that he looked tired and worn . I had observed it several times of late .