midnight
The Princess laughed again . `` Of course you 'll stay . I left Stephanie at Morebury . '' And Paul stayed to dinner , and though , observing the flimsy compact , they dismissed the questions of Ionian islands and marriage , they talked till midnight of matters exceedingly pleasant . SO the lovers were reconciled , although the question of marriage was farther off than ever , and the Princess and Miss Winwood wept on each other 's shoulders after the way of good women , and Paul declared that he needed no rest , and was eager to grapple with the world . He had much to do . First , he buried his dead , the Princess sending a great wreath and her carriage , after having had a queer interview with Jane , of which neither woman would afterwards speak a word ; but it was evident that they had parted on terms of mutual respect and admiration .