midnight
I do n't in the least want to become anything special , to create something great . I simply want to live , to dream , to hope , to be in the midst of everything ... . Life is short , my dear fellow , and one must make the most of everything . '' After this friendly talk , which was not over till midnight , Laptev took to coming to see Yartsev almost every day . He felt drawn to him . As a rule he came towards evening , lay down on the sofa , and waited patiently for Yartsev to come in , without feeling in the least bored . When Yartsev came back from his work , he had dinner , and sat down to work ; but Laptev would ask him a question , a conversation would spring up , and there was no more thought of work and at midnight the friends parted very well pleased with one another .