midnight
`` You see , '' said she , with a pretty little pout , `` I do n't at all care about playing a ridiculous part . I warn you that I am very forward , and once _ mistress _ here , '' and she underlined by a look the meaning she gave to the word , `` I remain , and do not give up my place . '' Rodolphe summoned all his eloquence to the rescue to convince her that her fears were without foundation , and the girl , having on her side a willingness to be convinced , they ended by coming to an understanding . Only they were no longer at an understanding when midnight struck , for Rodolphe wanted Juliet to stay , and she insisted on going . `` No , '' she said to him as he persisted in trying to persuade her . `` Why be in such a hurry ? We shall always arrive in time at what we want to , provided you do not halt on the way .