midnight
He dropped his habitual kiss on her forehead , and turned to go . On the threshold he paused , and she felt that something in him sought her and then drew back . `` Good-bye , '' he called to her as the door closed on him . She sat down and tried to survey the situation divested of her midnight fears . He had not referred to her wish to see the drawings : but what did the omission signify ? Might he not have forgotten her request ? Was she not forcing the most trivial details to fit in with her apprehensions ?