midnight
He was well known in Venice , and the terrible event had caused a profound sensation there . No clew to the outrage had yet been obtained . But Mr. Cliffe 's purse and watch had not been removed . The Dean arrived in Venice by the midnight train , and went to the hotel on the Riva whither Lady Alice had directed him . She was still up , waiting to see him , and in the dark passage outside Kitty 's door she told him what she knew of the murder . It appeared that late that night a startling arrest had been made -- of no less a person than the Signorina Ricci , the well-known actress of the Apollo Theatre , and of two men supposed to have been hired by her for the deed . This news was still unknown to Kitty -- she was in bed , and her companion had kept it from her .