midnight
Perhaps man is mistaken in thinking that he is obliged to resist evil and has a right to do so , just as he is mistaken in thinking , for instance , that the heart looks like an ace of hearts . It is very possible in resisting evil we ought not to use force , but to use what is the very opposite of force -- if you , for instance , do n't want this picture stolen from you , you ought to give it away rather than lock it up ... '' `` That 's clever , very clever ! If I want to marry a rich , vulgar woman , she ought to prevent me from such a shabby action by hastening to make me an offer herself ! '' The brother and sister talked till midnight without understanding each other . If any outsider had overheard them he would hardly have been able to make out what either of them was driving at . They usually spent the evening at home . There were no friends ' houses to which they could go , and they felt no need for friends ; they only went to the theatre when there was a new play -- such was the custom in literary circles -- they did not go to concerts , for they did not care for music .