midnight
A star fell through the frosty clear sky . Dion remembered the falling star above Drouva . This time he was swift with a wish , but it was not a wish for his friend . They reached Hyde Park Corner just before midnight and parted there . Dion hailed a hansom , but Daventry declared with determination that he was going to walk all the way home to Phillimore Gardens . `` To get up my case , to arrange things mentally , '' he explained . `` Big brains always work best at night .