midnight
And he saw her at her dresser , staring at herself in the glass , rigid as though in a trance . Later in the dining room he heard her step upon the stairs . She came in quietly and sat down ; and as soon as dinner was over , she said her good-nights and left the house . But when she came home at midnight , he was waiting up for her . He had foraged in the kitchen , and on his study table he had set out some supper . While she sat there eating , her father watched her from his chair . `` Things going badly in school ? ''