midnight
There was a buzz of conversation in the court , accompanied by a whispered conference on the bench . Counsel paused to say that it was not a part of his purpose to trouble the court with an explanation of facts which were so extraordinary that they could only be credited on the oath of a person who , though present , would not be called . At this reference Hugh Ritson raised his languid eyes , and the examination proceeded . `` Three days afterward you received a message from your husband , requesting you to meet him at St. Pancras Station , and return with him to Cumberland by the midnight train ? '' `` I did . '' `` Who took you the message ? '' `` Mrs. Drayton , the old person at the inn at Hendon . ''