Midnight
` Are you going now ? ' ` Yes , ' said David hurriedly . ` It must be late ? ' ` Midnight , past . May I walk with you ? ' David , overwhelmed , made some hurried excuses to his two companions , and found himself pushing his way to the door , an unnoticed figure in the tumult of Regnault 's exit . When they got into the street outside , Regnault walked fast southwards for a minute or so without speaking .