midnight
The young Meadow-Brook girl went about her dressing almost without realizing what she was doing . She walked to the cook tent in much the same frame of mind . Her companions noted her abstraction and commented upon it . They joked with her about her midnight chase after a bear . Harriet scarcely smiled , though she tried to hide her unhappiness that morning . `` Where is Miss Kidder ? '' asked Miss Partridge as they were seating themselves at the table .