one
o'clock
I threw a cloak upon my shoulders , put on a Spanish hat and left my apartment , listening to the echoes of my measured steps retreating through the deserted passages . A strange sight arrested me on the landing of the grand staircase . Through an open door I saw the moonlight shining through the windows of a saloon in which some entertainment had recently taken place . I looked at my watch again : it was but one o'clock ; and yet the guests had departed . I entered the room , my boots ringing loudly on the waxed boards . On a chair lay a child 's cloak and a broken toy . The entertainment had been a children 's party .