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Sufficient unto the day is the evil , etc. , and '' -- with a readjustment of her glasses and a closer fold into the soft night shawl -- `` this condition is dreadful . I have tried to fathom the mystery without troubling the office , but I know now I should have reported it before . '' -LRB- She referred to the nocturnal disturbances , of course . -RRB- `` Do n't fear any further alarm , midnight is always the chosen hour . '' `` Yes , '' blurted Dozia , `` we know about it , Miss Gifford , and my friend Jane inveigled me into this midnight raid . That is really how we got over here , but I ca n't say we have to report progress -- ` stampede ' would be more accurate . '' `` But this is only one night , '' Jane insisted , `` and our fire brigade spoiled every possibility of investigation .