nearly midnight
No , the incident I had chiefly in mind was something altogether different . It was all so strange -- so very strange , '' he went on reflectively . `` One adventure on top of another ever since my arrival . The last , and strangest of all , did not occur until nearly midnight . '' He looked up with a smile , but only to find that Diane 's attention was apparently wandering . The girl was gazing out over the waving grass-land with deep , brooding , dreamy eyes . There was no anger in them now , only her features looked a little more drawn and hard .