midnight
They rushed away to the sugar-works , yelling : `` Git bagasse foo bu 'n him out ! '' The household loaded all the firearms in the house , filled all vessels with water , and piled blankets here and there to fight fire . Then they made merry . The wife played her piano till after midnight . Whether moved by this show or not , the blacks failed to return , and next day the family escaped to the schooner . To grandmamma and the wife of the American consul , the oldest ladies on the vessel , was given , at nightfall , the only sofa on board . The rest dropped asleep on boxes and bundles anywhere .