midnight
No ? Then we will give it to the Excellency for nothing . The officer grinned and let them pass , but he took the melon . It was after midnight for in the distance behind them they had heard the bell of the cathedral tolling the hour . Safely past all military barriers , Selim , who had had a long day , yawned and clambered into the tail of the cart to sleep , leaving the horse to its own devices . But sleep was not for Renwick . His escape had been accomplished without much trouble , and given a little luck and some skill he thought he could manage to lose himself quickly in the Austro-Hungarian Empire .