midnight
So the day was known , they might even reckon the hour when they would arrive . Desiderius remained in town to await Lorand . He promised to bring them out , however late they came , even in the night . The ladies waited up until midnight . They waited outside under the verandah . It was a beautiful warm moonlit night . The good grandmother , embracing Fanny 's shoulder , related to her how many , many years ago they had waited one night for the two brothers to come , but that was a very awful night , and the waiting was very sorrowful .