midnight
During the whole course of the journey neither one nor the other even mentioned the name of Madame Odintsov ; Bazarov , in particular , scarcely opened his mouth , and kept staring in a side direction away from the road , with a kind of exasperated intensity . At Maryino every one was exceedingly delighted to see them . The prolonged absence of his son had begun to make Nikolai Petrovitch uneasy ; he uttered a cry of joy , and bounced about on the sofa , dangling his legs , when Fenitchka ran to him with sparkling eyes , and informed him of the arrival of the ` young gentlemen ' ; even Pavel Petrovitch was conscious of some degree of agreeable excitement , and smiled condescendingly as he shook hands with the returned wanderers . Talk , questions followed ; Arkady talked most , especially at supper , which was prolonged long after midnight . Nikolai Petrovitch ordered up some bottles of porter which had only just been sent from Moscow , and partook of the festive beverage till his cheeks were crimson , and he kept laughing in a half-childish , half-nervous little chuckle . Even the servants were infected by the general gaiety . Dunyasha ran up and down like one possessed , and was continually slamming doors ; while Piotr was , at three o'clock in the morning , still attempting to strum a Cossack waltz on the guitar .