midnight
How commonplace , uninspiring , they _ did _ look to Kirtley ! As Germans can illy take on polish he thought he only beheld Rudolphs and Teklas jammed into court dress . The disenchantment of a medieval dynasty at near view ! After the midnight supper Anderson , refreshed , told of an illuminating book he might write on Germany with journalistic brevity and conciseness . It would run something like this : Chapter on Gentlemen and Ladies . There are few gentlemen and ladies in Germany . Chapter on Manners .