midnight
But she refused them all . It was not that she feared to desert her baggage , for Switzerland is proverbially honest . The unlucky driver had tried to be friendly ; his fault was due to an excess of zeal ; and each time she declined the proffered help his furrowed face brightened . If she did not reach the hotel until midnight she was determined to go there in that vehicle , and in none other . The accident threw her late , but only by some two hours . Instead of arriving at Maloja in brilliant sunshine , it was damp and chilly when she entered the hotel . A bank of mist had been carried over the summit of the pass by a southwesterly wind .