midnight
He said to me to-day : ` I can see you are obeying orders . Fraülein needs your doctoring as much as my surgery . ' '' `` He 's a dear man as well as a great man . '' Rivière burst out impulsively : `` But the days fly by and my Cinderella 's midnight rushes nearer ! '' `` Not yours alone . Mine too ! '' `` And when our fairy garments turn back to rags ? ''