midnight
Of course I felt uneasy , for if anything should interfere with our flight , the presence of so many would increase whatever difficulty might occur . I was also uneasy about the treatment my Alice might receive from the new-comers . Indeed , it might be put out of her power to meet me at all . It had been arranged between us that she should not come to the haunted chamber at the usual hour , but towards midnight . I was there waiting for her . The hour arrived ; the house seemed quiet ; but she did not come . I began to grow very uneasy .