midnight
Because , you see , I 'd have given them a reason for everything . Look , how I should have made out the story . Mr. Colleton and Forrester are excellent friends , and both agree to travel together . Well , they 're to meet at the forks by midnight . In the meantime , Forrester goes to see his sweetheart , Kate Allen -- a smart girl , by the way , colonel , and well to look on . Parting 's a very uncomfortable thing , now , and they do n't altogether like it . Kate cries , and Forrester storms .