midnight
I 'll take leave of you now , and I sha 'n' t see you again , as I have to leave by the 3.40 up-train . '' The money he had promised was transferred to Northway 's pocket , and they shook hands with much friendliness . Glazzard quitted the hotel . His train back to Polterham left at 1.14 , and it was past midnight . He went into the station , now quiet and deserted . A footstep occasionally echoed under the vault , or a voice sounded from a distance . The gas was lowered ; out at either end gleamed the coloured signal-lights , and above them a few faint stars .