midnight
Harry sat in grim silence , watching Pauline like a protecting dragon . Lucille was sick at heart and repentant of coming . The others chatted merrily among themselves . But by common consent Pauline seemed to have been surrendered to the attentions of the evening pest , who had become a midnight host . He leaned toward her with an ardor that he did not even attempt to disguise . `` You are the most wonderful woman in -- '' `` Please make it the universe , '' pleaded Pauline . `` There are so many most wonderful women in the world . ''