midnight
She too utterly ruined his character , which was originally well inclined . He has a good heart , but he is weak , so that every one who gains his favour can make what he will of him . My well-meant words died away upon the winds . I have sometimes sat up till midnight talking with him in the most pressing manner , but all my admonitions were merely thrown away . She had him so fast in her snares , that he was capable even of ill-treating his sincerest and oldest friends for her sake . '' As the company rose from table , and during the exchange of compliments , Sophia took the opportunity , as she held out her hand to the old painter , who politely kissed it , to whisper distinctly in his ear , `` O you most detestable of all detestable sinners , you ungrateful hypocrite ! How can your perverse heart find in itself publicly to calumniate the man by whose benefits you have been enriched , and of whose thoughtlessness you take advantage , in order with your helpmates to plunge him into misery ?