midnight
Would you like to know everything that can agitate the mind of a mortal in such a position as mine ? Listen , then . When I had succeeded in reducing to some extent my exaltation of spirit , when I had at last persuaded myself of the reality of this splendid fairyland , I sat down with my elbows on the window-sill -- I felt the need of a little fresh air . It was just striking midnight . What were _ they _ doing ? Were they thinking of me , I wondered , as much as I was thinking of them ? I began to examine the four keys which Mohammed had left me .