midnight
`` A-a-h ! '' said Kitty . After that we became suddenly conscious of our bodily wants , and clamoured for supper . It was long after midnight , and most of the hotel servants had gone to bed . But one waiter of political leanings , who had been an enthusiastic witness of the proceedings in the Close , stood by us nobly . He laid a table in the sitting-room . He materialised a cold turkey , a brown loaf , and some tomatoes ; and he even achieved table-napkins .