midnight
Shame on you ! Run away and get your beauty sleep -- both of you ! '' Evan Blount drove himself back to the capital in the swift roadster the following morning , and there was no opportunity for further confidential speech with Patricia before he left . But with the new day had arisen , full-grown , the determination born in the moment of midnight heart-warming and inspiration . To the best of his ability he would live up to the high standard set for him by the woman he loved , not only preaching the gospel of fair dealing , but doing his utmost to make it effective . With this high purpose singing its song of exaltation in his veins , he drove on past the garage and made an early call at the office of the traffic manager . Gantry was in the midst of his morning mail-opening , but he pushed the desk-load of papers aside when the door swung inward to admit the early visitor .