midnight
He was halfway down the steps when she called after him : -- `` Good luck to ye , sir . '' `` Thanks again , '' he called back . Then he gave his order to the driver : -- `` To the Grand Central . '' Don found that he could take the midnight train to Boston and connect there with a ten-o'clock train next morning . This would get him into Portland in time for a connection that would land him at Brenton at four that afternoon . He went back to the house to pack his bag . As he opened the door and went in , it seemed as if she might already be there -- as if she might be waiting for him .