midnight
Then , enveloped in her long white motor coat , she went out on her porch , and curled up in one of the big chairs . Across the harbor the lights were out at the yacht club . Between the Neck and the main shore little starlike points showed where the lanterns were swung on the sleeping boats . It was long after midnight , and the cold morning mists were already coming in . But she could not sleep . She had so many wonderful things to think of . A few weeks ago she had been a little lonely child with no one who cared whether she lived or died -- now she was rich in love and friendship .