midnight
As it was , these agitations were all suppressed and incipient ; they could not come to anything ; there were no hairbreadth escapes , no breathless moments , when the one pursued had to exercise her best skill , and only eluded the pursuer by a step or two . Janey , with all her senses about her , hearing everything , seeing everything , neutralized all effort on the part of the lovers , and reduced the condition of Ursula and Phoebe to one of absolute safety . They were all kept on the curb , in the leash , by the presence of this youthful observer ; and the evening , though full of a certain excitement and mixture of happiness and misery , glided on but slowly , each of the young men outdoing the other in a savage eagerness for Janey 's bed-time . `` Do you let her sit up till midnight every night ? '' said Reginald , with indignation . `` Let me sit up ! '' cried Janey , `` as if I was obliged to do what she tells me ! ''