midnight
If I had only waited till morning , the Queen would have taken care to deliver me without my having given a triumph which the Frondeurs would not fail to make the most of . ` Where should I have been in the morning ? ' I said . ` Did she not know that the horrible wager related to midnight ? ' She supposed any woman could take care of herself . At any rate I had contrived to offend everybody . The Prince was paramount at Court , and carried all before him .