midnight
This was due in part to the kindly look and voice of Samson , but mostly to the wistful faces of the little children -- a fact unsuspected by their parents . What motherly heart could resist the silent appeal of children 's faces or fail to understand it ? Those were memorable nights for Sarah and Joe and Betsey . In a letter to her brother the woman said : `` You do n't know how good it seemed to see a woman and talk to her , and we talked and talked until midnight , after all the rest were asleep . She let me hold the baby in my lap until it was put to bed . How good it felt to have a little warm body in my arms again and feel it breathing ! In all my life I never saw a prettier baby .