midnight before
Tell her that she wrongs me , if she thinks I can ever wed another , ever have an object in life , but to atone to , to merit her . Go , plead for me . '' Aubrey , who soon gathered from Maltravers what had passed , departed to the cottage . It was near midnight before he returned . Maltravers met him in the churchyard , beside the yew-tree . `` Well , well , what message do you bring ? '' `` She wishes that we should both set off for Paris to-morrow .