about midnight
She did n't go to the opera , of course . '' `` And it was wasted -- wasted ? '' `` Oh , no ! When her husband came in with papa , about midnight , we laughed and said that her dressing herself in that way was an inspiration ; that something told her that he was returning . '' `` Probably a telegram from Paris had told her ; that was the source of her inspiration . '' `` Oh , no ! what was so funny about the matter was that Mr. Linton 's servant bungled sending the telegram , so that Ella knew nothing of his coming . ''