midnight
It was a severe disappointment , that kiss , '' added Madame contemplatively . `` Spare me the loathsome details , '' said I crossly . When at last Madame Gilbert went to her room she was smiling gaily and showing no signs of fatigue at the tiresome exercises of the day . Though it was approaching midnight the faithful Marie was waiting to assist her toilet . `` Ah , madame , '' sighed Marie in her frank Parisienne fashion , `` le Capitaine is so beautiful and devoted . He regards you as one who would devour . I marvel that you have the heart to separate from him . ''