midnight
Yes , she must break her rule ; she must not tell . She lay down on her bed at last and fell asleep , feeling tired and very miserable . She was horrified at Betty 's conduct with regard to the little packet , and could not feel a particle of sympathy for the other girls in the matter . It was soon after midnight on that same eventful night . The great clock over the stables had struck twelve , and sweet chimes had come from the other clock in the little tower of the chapel . The whole house was wrapped in profound slumber . Even Mrs. Haddo had put away all cares , and had laid her head on her pillow ; even the Rev. Edmund Fairfax and his wife had put out the lights in their special wing of the Court , and had gone to sleep .