midnight
When he found how utterly ignorant of wrong I had been , his tone changed ; he was truly grieved and concerned for me . Nothing was decided : except that Dr. Mair , in his compassion towards Lady Maude , promised not to be the first to take legal steps . It seemed that there was only him to fear : George Gordon was reported to have gone to Australia ; the old housekeeper was dead ; Agnes was deranged . Dr. Mair left , and Carr and I sat on till midnight . Carr took what I thought a harsh view of the matter ; he urged me to separate from Maude -- '' `` I think you should have done so for her sake , '' came the gentle interruption . `` For her sake ! the words Carr used .