midnight
Eleven o'clock boomed from a church clock in the town . Wardlaw did not come , and Seaton did not move from his ambush . Twelve o'clock boomed , and Wardlaw never came , and Seaton never moved . Soon after midnight General Rolleston 's hall door opened , and a figure appeared in a flood of light . Seaton 's eye gleamed at the light , for it was young Wardlaw , with a footman at his back holding a lighted lamp . Wardlaw , however , seemed in no hurry to leave the house , and the reason soon appeared ; he was joined by Helen Rolleston , and she was equipped for walking . The watcher saw her serene face shine in the light .