midnight
I want my wife , if I ever marry , to be thoroughly human . '' Harry 's progress was rapid . A handsome figure and face , and an ingenuous manner made him a favorite . After midnight he wandered into a room where older men were smoking and talking . They were mostly officers , some of high rank , one a general , and they talked of that which they could never get wholly from their minds , the war . All knew Harry , and , as he wanted fresh air , they gave him a place by a window which looked upon a small court . Harry was tired .