midnight
On his return he wore a very long face , which his companion was not slow to interpret . `` Are there no trains ? '' she exclaimed , in evident dismay . `` There is one , '' he replied , `` but we should not reach our destination till very late , almost midnight in fact , and we can not tell that we should find your husband even then . I think our best course would be to remain here . '' `` Oh , but that is impossible . '' `` No , there is a very fair hotel . ''