midnight
There were men abroad in the streets who looked upon these preparations for rejoicing with a determination that the rejoicings should never take place . The business of this arduous day being finished , Toussaint had retired early to rest , in a chamber in the south wing of Government-house -- the part which had been inhabited by the French functionaries . He would allow no one to occupy any apartments of the north wing -LRB- that which was appropriated to the governor of the town -RRB- , while the daughter of the late governor and her guests remained there . His secretary , who had taken some hours ' rest before , was busy writing , after midnight , in an apartment in the same wing . He was preparing dispatches for the Central Assembly , now sitting in the interior . Monsieur Pascal was far from being on good terms with himself this night . If , in the morning , he had doubted his capacity for being governor of the town , he this night doubted his qualifications for the office of secretary , which he had thus far filled to his own satisfaction .