midnight
And so it was with them all . Rosamund had the magic touch which drew the best out of every one in Welsley , because she was happy there , and sincerely loved the place . `` How can I leave Welsley ? '' she thought now , as she walked up and down in the garden , and heard presently the chiming of midnight and the voice of the watchman beyond the Dark Entry . God seemed very near to her in Welsley , God and the happiness of God . In Welsley she felt , or was beginning to feel , that she was almost able to combine two lives , the life she had grasped and the life she had let go . Here she was a mother and at moments she was almost a religious too .