midnight
If I know these barbarians , we are safe for to-night from any assault . They have won three quarters of the city . Before they think of the last quarter , their victory must be celebrated in a hundred thousand tipsy bouts . At midnight the whole company of yellow-haired heroes and drinkers will be immersed in feasting , wine , and sleep ; and the hungry Quirites will not be behindhand in excess . Look ! How they feast and sing below there -- crowned with flowers ! And very few barbarians have yet entered the city .