midnight
It will shock many good mothers of the present day to learn that all these marriages were not only happy , but set with the brilliance of wealth and fashion . When Hamilton was introduced to the famous white hall of the Schuyler mansion on the hill , Cornelia and Peggy were still free in all but fancy ; Elizabeth , by far the best behaved , was the hope of Mrs. Schuyler 's well-regulated soul and one of the belles of the Revolution . Hamilton was enchanted with her , although his mind was too weighted for love . Her spirits were as high as his own , and they talked and laughed until midnight as gaily as were Gates 's army marching south . But Hamilton was a philosopher ; nothing could be done before the morrow ; he might as well be happy and forget . He had met many clever and accomplished American women by this , and Lady Kitty Alexander and Kitty and Susan Livingston were brilliant . He had also met Angelica Church , or Mrs. Carter , as she was called , one of the cleverest and most high-spirited women of her time .