midday
And so , to bed . She held the letter in her hand . No , she could not go to bed now , she was wide awake again . And , moreover , if she did not post the letter until next morning it would not go before the midday train , and would not reach Emil before the day after . That was an interminably long time . She had just spoken to him , and were thirty-six hours to be allowed to elapse before her words reached his ears ? ... Supposing she did not wait , but went to the post now ?