midnight
Morgan found Mr. Dale , who was taking a vacation within telephonic reach of New York , a genial , well-informed man with the effect of mental strength and reserve power . They became friendly over their cigars , and a common liking for old-fashioned gardens . On the evening before he departed , Morgan , in the course of conversation , expressed an opinion concerning certain electrical appliances before the public in the securities of which his host was interested . The banker listened with keen attention , put sundry questions which revealed his own acuteness , and in pursuance of the topic talked to Morgan graphically until after midnight of the large enterprises involving new mechanical discoveries in which his firm was engaged . Morgan was obliged to go home on the following morning , but Edna remained a full fortnight . On the day of her return Morgan was pleased to perceive that the trip had evidently done her good . Not only did she look brighter and fresher , but there was a sparkling gayety in her manner which suggested that the change had served as a tonic .