Midnight
And he began to check off the details of his plan . The day passed and the night , but how very slowly for Nelly Lebrun ; she went up to her room early for she could no longer bear the meaning glances which Joe Rix cast at her from time to time . But once in her room it was still harder to bear the suspense as she waited for the noise to die away in the house . Midnight , and half an hour more went by , and then , at last , the murmurs and the laughter stopped ; she alone was wakeful in Lebrun 's . And when that time came she caught a scarf around her hair and her shoulders , made of a filmy material which would veil her face but through which she could see , and ventured out of her room and down the hall . There was no particular need for such caution , however , it seemed . Nothing stirred .