midnight
And would it not always be the same ? Supposing Mr Milvain were to come to this house , would it not repel him when he found what sort of person Marian 's mother was ? She shed a few tears over her needlework . At midnight the study door opened . Yule came to the dining-room to see that all was right , and it surprised him to find his wife still sitting there . ` Why are you so late ? ' ` I 've forgot the time . '