midnight
Also , they were so extremely courteous and thoughtful that it was rather overdone . However , politeness was agreeable , and there followed the happiest evening the young guests had spent since the departure of Gray Lady for the east . The fading moonlight was now supplemented by the electric lights , making the wide lawns brilliant as day , save where the deep shadows fell , black in contrast . At midnight , Dorothy awoke . Something had startled her and she sat up in bed , shivering in fear . How queer ! she thought and peered through the window as if expecting some unwelcome sight .