About midnight
Brother and sister separated , but Mrs. Maxa had many arrangements to make before she came to rest . If the ladies would consent to put the little girl in her charge , she meant to bring her immediately home with her . Therefore everything had to be made ready for the little patient . About midnight Mrs. Maxa still went to and fro in a bedroom on the top floor , which was entirely isolated . When everything necessary had been made ready , she tried to place various embellishments in the little chamber . Finally she placed in the middle of the table a round bowl , which was to be filled to-morrow with the most beautiful roses from her garden . Mrs. Maxa wanted the child of her adored Leonore to receive a pleasant impression from her room in the strange new house .