one o'clock in the morning
All in the church saw and knew him , and a thunderous singing broke out , in which religious and mere denominational zeal all threw their enthusiasm . `` Judge Whaley 's son -- Episcopalian -- admitted to the bar to-day -- wonderful ! '' Marion heard these whispers on every hand ; and as the singing ceased , and the congregation knelt to pray , Marion 's mother saw her turning very pale , and silently and unobserved led her out of the meeting-house . It was one o'clock in the morning when Judge Whaley heard Perry enter the door . He was preceded by the beams of a lamp , as his step came almost trippingly up the stairs . The Judge looked up and saw the face of his demon , streaked with recent tears and shaded with dishevelled hair , but on it a look like eternal sunshine . `` Glory !