midnight
`` I think , '' said I , `` that you should have married him , all the same . '' The old woman blew her nose , rose , and kissed me . `` You are the first that ever told me so , '' she said ; `` I think so , too . '' It was past midnight when I left her , and I must confess that my own eyes were not dry . `` Is he still alive ? '' I asked , as I reached the door . The old woman smiled .