midnight
` Too gay for such an hour , ' he said , running his fingers lightly over the keys ; ` I will give you something from `` Faust '' . ' He had a pleasant tenor voice , not very strong , but singularly pure and penetrating , and he sang ` Salve Dinora ' , the exquisite melody of which touched the heart of Madame Midas with a vague longing for love and affection , while in Kitty 's breast there was a feeling she had never felt before . Her joyousness departed , her eyes glanced at the singer in a half-frightened manner , and she clung closer to Madame Midas as if she were afraid , as indeed she was . When Vandeloup finished the song he dashed into a riotous student song which he had heard many a time in midnight Paris , and finally ended with singing Alfred de Musset 's merry little chanson , which he thought especially appropriate to Kitty : -- Bonjour , Suzon , ma fleur des bois , Es-tu toujours la plus jolie , Je reviens , tel que tu me vois , D'un grand votage en Italie . Altogether Kitty had enjoyed her evening immensely , and was quite sorry when Brown came to take her home . Madame wrapped her up well and put her in the buggy , but was rather startled to see her flushed cheeks , bright eyes , and the sudden glances she stole at Vandeloup , who stood handsome and debonair in the moonlight . ` I 'm afraid I 've made a mistake , ' she said to herself as the buggy drove off .