nearly midnight
I watched her face without seeming to do so , and by the light of occasional street lamps saw her studying me furtively . At last she said : `` I wish to go to my uncle 's now . '' `` We are going home , '' said I. `` But the house will be shut up , '' said she , `` and every one will be in bed . It 's nearly midnight . Besides , they might not -- '' She came to a full stop . `` We are going -- home , '' I repeated . `` To the Willoughby . ''