midnight
sighed Mrs. Peterkin , in an exhausted voice . More than ever did Elizabeth Eliza regret that Agamemnon 's invention in keys had failed to secure a patent ! It was impossible to get into the house , for Amanda had been allowed to go and spend the night with a friend , so there was no use in ringing , though the little boys had tried it . `` We can return to the station , '' said Mr. Peterkin ; `` the rooms will be warm , on account of the midnight train . We can , at least , think what we shall do next . '' At the station was one of their neighbors , proposing to take the New York midnight train , for it was now after eleven , and the train went through at half-past . `` I saw lights at the locksmith 's over the way , as I passed , '' he said ; `` why do not you send over to the young man there ?