midnight
With such a son-in-law much was possible , she thought . Okoya could certainly be moulded to become a very useful tool to her as well as to Tyope . The woman felt elated over the results of the evening ; she felt sure that notwithstanding one egregious mistake , of which of course she would be careful not to speak , her husband would be pleased with her management of affairs . It was long after midnight when that husband returned to the roof of his wife , and Hannay was already fast asleep . Okoya had gone long before Hannay thought of returning . He went home happy , and satisfied that Mitsha henceforth belonged to him . And yet after all there was a cloud on his mind , -- not a very threatening one , yet a cloud such as accompanies us everywhere , marring our perfect happiness whenever we fancy we have attained it .