midnight
When we sup together do n't ask me about it if you care to have a jolly companion And do not tell Keraunus that I am here , it will lead to no good . '' `` As you wish , and here are our lamps too . '' `` Enough to light the nether world , '' exclaimed Pollux , and waving his hand to the architect in farewell he vanished behind the screens to devote himself entirely to his model . It was long past midnight , and the slaves who had set to work with much zeal had finished their labors in the hall of the Muses . They were now allowed to rest for some hours on straw that had been spread for them in another wing of the building . The architect himself wished to take advantage of this time to refresh himself by a short sleep , for the exertions of the morrow , but between this intention and its fulfilment an obstacle was interposed , the preposterous dimensions namely of his guest . He had invited the steward on purpose to give him his fill of meat , and Keraunus had shown himself amenable to encouragement in this respect .