midnight
Her selfish absence from her post pricked her conscience . When she entered it she saw that it was almost empty . One man was lying stretched out at full length on a seat ; a pillow was under his head and he was fast asleep . He had lost his `` connection '' and would not be able to get a train until after midnight . He was safe from temptation in the hospitable room . Another man was writing letters at the big table ; he had already addressed half a dozen postcards . Margaret knew that in this quiet interval her aunt would be busy washing up and drying the dirty cups at the wash-basin in the inner ladies ' room .