midnight
Indeed , when his meetings were all over , he was thankful for the disappearance of Luzanne . At heart he was not all bad . A madness had been on him . He , therefore , slept heavily from midnight till morning on the eve of the election , and began the day with the smile of one who abides the result with courage . Several times he came upon Carnac in the streets , and they saluted courteously ; yet he saw the confidence of Carnac in his bearing . Twice also he came upon Junia and he was startled by the look she gave him . It was part of his punishment that Junia was the source of his undoing where Luzanne was concerned .