Midnight
How do you know that I can make it convenient ? '' `` But you will , darling . '' Jean 's state of mind was beatific . She painted Lovely Dreams with a touch of inspiration which resulted in a row of purple camels : `` Midnight on the Desert , '' Jean called them . `` Oh , Emily , '' she said , `` we must have them in the window on Christmas morning , with the Wise Men and the Star -- '' Emily , glancing at the face above the blue apron , was struck by the radiance of it . `` Is it because Hilda is away ? '' she asked .