midnight
Then the talk drifted back again to the various details connected with the wedding , until suddenly Abbie came to her feet with a spring . `` Why , Ester ! '' she exclaimed penitently , `` What a thoughtless wretch I am ! Here have I been chattering you fairly into midnight , without a thought of your tired body and brain . This session must adjourn immediately . Shall you and I have prayers together to-night ? Will it seem homelike to you ?