midnight
`` The matter , as you can see , is very delicate , even hazardous . I had never been a kidnaper and when you saw me on those two occasions I was terribly alarmed , not finding Mrs. Congdon where she expected to be . And I must say that you added nothing to my peace of mind . '' `` Please note that I am drinking coffee at midnight ! I should n't have dared do that before your cheering advice in Washington . We have but a moment more , and I shall give you in tabloid form my adventures to date . '' It was the Isabel of the Washington dinner party who listened .