midnight
15 May . Our visitors did not come yesterday but to-day , which was very sensible , as all traces of the storm have disappeared and the weather is very fine . This fifteenth of May will be one of the best remembered days in my life . It is now past midnight ; I am wide awake , as if I never wanted to sleep again , and intend to write until morning . I am collecting my thoughts so as not to begin at the end , and put it all down in proper order . Force of habit is a great help in this . My aunt sent the carriage for the Sniatynskis and Clara very early , in consequence of which they arrived before noon .