midnight
It has been so long since I have seen such a sight , all the roofs and chimney tops a-glisten , that I could hardly keep away from the window long enough to dress . `` Phil stayed quite late last night . Just as he was leaving , Mrs. Boyd and Miss Lucy came home , and of course we had to stay up a little while longer to meet them . By the time Joyce had turned the davenport in the studio into a bed for me , it was past midnight , and I could n't go to sleep for hours . There was so much to think about . `` The next thing I knew I smelled coffee , and heard Joyce whistling just as she used to at home when she was getting breakfast , and I did n't waste many minutes in going out to her in that cunning kitchenette . It is all white tiling and shining nickel-plate , as easy to keep clean as a china dish , and just a delight to work in .