midnight
They were now as speedy as she could have desired . The Queen hastily wrapped herself in a large loose mantle , which covered all inaccuracies of the toilet . In this guise , attended by Edith and her women , and preceded and followed by a few officers and men-at-arms , she hastened to the tent of her lionlike husband . Were every hair upon his head a life , And every life were to be supplicated By numbers equal to those hairs quadrupled , Life after life should out like waning stars Before the daybreak -- or as festive lamps , Which have lent lustre to the midnight revel , Each after each are quench 'd when guests depart ! OLD PLAY The entrance of Queen Berengaria into the interior of Richard 's pavilion was withstood -- in the most respectful and reverential manner indeed , but still withstood -- by the chamberlains who watched in the outer tent . She could hear the stern command of the King from within , prohibiting their entrance . `` You see , '' said the Queen , appealing to Edith , as if she had exhausted all means of intercession in her power ; `` I knew it -- the King will not receive us . ''