midnight
Whether she went to tell Lady Helena and Sir Victor of his presence he neither knew nor cared . He was in little mood to meet either of them just then . Five minutes later , and , under the blue silvery summer night , he was whirling away back to Chester . When the midnight stars shone in the sky he was half way up to London , with Edith 's farewell words in his ears , Edith 's first , last kiss on his lips . The sun was just rising over the million roofs and spires of the great city , as Charley 's hansom dashed up to the door of Langham 's hotel . He ran up to his father 's room , and on the threshold encountered Trix , pale and worn with her night 's watching , but wearing a peculiarly happy and contented little look despite it all . Charley did not stop to notice the look , he asked after his father .