midnight
But one Monday afternoon he rushed up the stairs , his face aglow . In the dark , narrow hallway on the top floor he met the doctor . `` Mrs. Mogley has had a sudden turn for the worse , '' said the physician , abruptly . `` I 'm afraid she wo n't live until midnight . '' Doctors need not give themselves the trouble to `` break news gently '' in cases where they stand small chances of remuneration . Mogley staggered . It was cruel that this should occur just when he had such good news .