midnight
He downed half the goblet-full , set it down , and went to a painting , a brutal scarlet and apple-green abstraction , that hung on the wall . Swinging it aside and revealing the safe behind it , he used his identity-sigil , took out a wad of Paratemporal Exchange Bank notes and gave them to the girl . `` Here , Zinganna ; take these , and take Nindrandigro and Calilla out for the evening . Go where you can all have a good time , and do n't come back till after midnight . There will be some business transacted here , and I want them out of this . Get them out of here as soon as you can ; I 'll see to the dinner myself . Spend all of that you want to . ''