midnight
`` How ! '' exclaimed the astonished Secretary . `` At Vincennes , the horses of the flying artillery stand harnessed in their stalls ! All night infantry have been pouring into Paris , and , obedient to midnight orders , every railway will disgorge , at dawn , additional troops ! '' `` Are you a magician ? '' asked the astonished Secretary . `` Shall I reveal to you the Ministerial tactics for the morrow 's apprehended insurrection ? ''