midnight
So Foy began at the beginning , and his tale proved sufficiently moving to interest even the soul-worn Adrian . Some portions of it he softened down , and some of it he suppressed for the sake of Elsa -- not very successfully , indeed , for Foy was no diplomatist , and her quick imagination filled the gaps . Another part -- that which concerned her future and his own -- of necessity he omitted altogether . He told them very briefly , however , of the flight from The Hague , of the sinking of the Government boat , of the run through the gale to the Haarlem Mere with the dead pilot on board and the Spanish ship behind , and of the secret midnight burying of the treasure . `` Where did you bury it ? '' asked Adrian . `` I have not the slightest idea , '' said Foy .