about midnight
I have a very clever woman in Paris who assisted me , and she found where the gloves were bought and where the dress was made . Did I read you Lord Donal 's description of the lady 's costume ? '' `` No , never mind that ; go on with your story . '' `` Well , Claridge 's provided carriage , coachman and footman to take her to the ball , and this returned with her sometime about midnight . Now , here a curious thing happened . The lady ordered a hansom as she passed the night-porter and shortly after packed off her maid in the cab . '' `` Her maid ! ''