midnight
We were too frightened to have appetites at supper , but I think a little food , now , will cheer us mightily . '' `` This looks quite like a boarding-school spread , '' exclaimed Miss Sallie as they gathered around the feast . `` But it is really a good idea . I feel that this little midnight luncheon might help me keep up my courage until I get to sleep . '' `` What a jolly little feast , '' cried the Countess Sophia . `` I am quite beginning to take heart again after that fearful ordeal below . I had a feeling all the time that the chairs were not really empty . ''