midnight
I am examining , by the king 's order , the physiognomy of the city . He said to me , ` St. Luc , walk about the streets of Paris , and if you hear any one say I have abdicated , contradict him . ''' `` And have you heard it ? '' `` Nowhere ; and as it is just midnight , and I have met no one but M. de Monsoreau , I have dismissed my friends , and am about to return . '' `` M. de Monsoreau ? '' `` Yes . '' `` You met him ? ''