midnight
The Inn of the Red Lobster Cat and Fox and Marionette walked and walked and walked . At last , toward evening , dead tired , they came to the Inn of the Red Lobster . `` Let us stop here a while , '' said the Fox , `` to eat a bite and rest for a few hours . At midnight we 'll start out again , for at dawn tomorrow we must be at the Field of Wonders . '' They went into the Inn and all three sat down at the same table . However , not one of them was very hungry . The poor Cat felt very weak , and he was able to eat only thirty-five mullets with tomato sauce and four portions of tripe with cheese .