midnight
If you only saw that in the dining hall of the château ! The decanters are all full of wines glowing with every colour ! ... And the silver plate , the chased _ epergnes _ , the flowers , the lustres ! ... Never will such another midnight repast be seen . The noble marquis has invited all the lords of the neighbourhood . At least forty of you will sit down to table , without reckoning the farm bailiff and the notary ... . Oh , how lucky is your reverence to be one of them !