midnight
I wore a blue ribbon the day Dr. Peewee preached his funeral sermon ; and I did not care to wear black . Aunty , I had seen him too little to love him like a father , you know . '' She said it almost as if apologizing to Mrs. Simcoe , who merely bowed her head . It was past midnight . It was the very moment when Abel Newt was starting with horror as he saw his own reflection in the glass . Something yet remained to be said between those two women . Each knew it -- neither dared to begin .