midnight
After breakfast all the party went to church . Then Clarence and Corona spent the afternoon together at one end of the long parlor , which was so long and had so many recesses that half a dozen separate groups might have isolated themselves there , each without fear of their conversation being overheard by the others . All the members of our party sat up late that evening to eke out the time they might spend together before parting . It was after midnight when they retired . The travelers met at an early breakfast the next morning . Their baggage had been sent on and checked in advance . They had nothing to do but make the most of the few remaining minutes .