midnight before
And somehow she seemed to know that what he had not said concerned Berkley . Neither of them mentioned him . But after Colonel Arran had gone she went slowly to her room , sat down at her desk , sat there a long , long while thinking . But it was after midnight before she wrote to Berkley : `` Have you quite forgotten me ? I have had to swallow a little pride to write you again . But perhaps I think our pleasant friendship worth it . `` Stephen has been here .