midnight
What difference did it make so long as she confined her activities to Dubois ? -- since he had no more liking for one than the other . The Dago Duke had applied to Dubois for work as a sheep-herder and got it . After the memorable midnight session with pink lizards and the Gila monster , the Dago Duke applied for work as a sheep-herder and got it , chiefly because of his indifference to the question of wages . `` I want to get away from the gilded palaces of vice and my solicitous friends ; I want to lead the simple , virtuous life of a sheep-herder until my system recovers from a certain shock , '' explained the applicant glibly , `` and something within me tells me that you are not the man to refuse a job to a youth filled with such a worthy ambition . '' Dubois grinned understandingly and gave him work at half a sheep-herder 's usual pay . Whatever the nature of Dr. Harpe 's business with his employer , the interview appeared to have been eminently satisfactory to them both , for she was smiling broadly , while Dubois seemed not only excited but elated when they returned together .