midnight
`` They suspected our trick , '' said he . `` Where , in heaven 's name , is the man with the bombs ? '' he added , anxiously . Our horses were swift , but still that shadow clung to us ; the streets were still and deserted , for it was after midnight ; but they were as bright as if the full moon shone in an unclouded sky . `` Ah ! there he comes , at last , '' said Maximilian , with a sigh of relief . `` I feared we might meet another carriage of the police , and this fellow behind us would call it to his help , and our case would be desperate , as they would know our trick .