midnight
Your escapade has been hushed up to avoid scandal , for you may be sitting on the throne within a month . You must return to Ecknor , and you must return at once . The easiest way , and the best way , would be to notify the Washington papers that you have arrived on a visit to America _ incognito _ , and that you are now a guest at the Ministry . Though it is already midnight , I have prepared such a statement . Here is it . '' The Minister pointed to a number of sealed envelopes on the desk . `` If you consent to be reasonable , I shall have these dispatched by messenger at once , and to-morrow make arrangements for your entertainment .