midnight
That apparently did not seem to Archie the ultimate catastrophe that it did to her . He stood in his pajamas beside the window , ungallantly yawning and rubbing his eyes . `` Well , '' he observed , `` what are you going to do about it ? '' Doubtless to his masculine good sense it seemed merely adding folly to folly thus to run away from the villa at midnight and expose them to further trouble . Adelle did not argue nor explain . `` Put your clothes on , '' she said , with considerable decision , `` and come out to the car . '' Thereupon she went back to the car , cranked it afresh , and waited for him to appear .