midnight
As long as I have lived in the house , nobody ever dared to bring a card there . Mrs. Gregory will tell you the same . But that Fran ... . She had been playing cards out there at midnight -- and with a man ! '' `` I can not think so , '' said Mrs. Gregory firmly . `` After making up my mind what to do , '' continued Grace evenly , `` I took her aside . I told her what I had seen and heard .