midnight
So he lit his pipe and listened . There was still a light in her window ; but David St. Clair did not come . Her window stood open , and Jamie listened hard to hear if she were crying . Shortly after midnight the birds in the square began to twitter , as if it were nearly dawn . Then they went to sleep again , but Jamie went on smoking . It was daylight when St. Clair appeared , in a carriage . He had the look of one who has been up all night , and started nervously as he saw Jamie on the doorstep .