midnight
It was early yet , but Stella was not at her hotel when Constance cautiously called up the office to find out . Where was she ? Constance drove around to Charmant 's on the chance that she might be there . Vera greeted her a trifle coldly , she thought , but then this was not midnight at the Montmartre . No , Stella was not there , she said , but nevertheless Constance decided to wait . `` I 'm all unstrung , '' confided Constance , with an assumed air of languor , as she dropped into a chair . Charmant , as fresh as if she had just emerged from the proverbial bandbox , nodded knowingly .