midnight
We filed into the hall , lit only by the lantern in our host 's hand , and `` Kid , Kidder , and Kiddest , '' charmed with the adventure , were delightfully ready to be pleased with everything . We seemed to have walked nearly half a kilometre before we were shown into small , bare rooms , furnished only with necessaries , but spotlessly clean . Then beds had to be made and water brought . Every one worked except the Prince , and every one , with the same exception , forgot to be tired and ceased to be cold in the pleasure of the queer midnight picnic . We had not dared hope for anything to eat , but when our host proposed a meal of boiled eggs , bread , and wine , the good man was well-nigh startled by the enthusiastic acceptance of his guests . A small room containing a table , and a pile of chairs against the wall , was chosen for the banquet . Terry and Maida laid the table with the dishes from the tea-basket , and a few more found in neighbouring cupboards .