midnight
`` I think I saw the chap who seems to worry you so much , '' said Sime soothingly . `` Wait here ; I will tell the waiter to bring you a dose of brandy ; and whatever you do , do n't get excited . '' He made for the door , pausing and giving an order to a waiter on his way , and pushed into the crowd outside . It was long past midnight , and the gaiety , which had been resumed , seemed of a forced and feverish sort . Some of the visitors were leaving , and a breath of hot wind swept in from the open doors . A pretty girl wearing a _ yashmak _ , who , with two similarly attired companions , was making her way to the entrance , attracted his attention ; she seemed to be on the point of swooning . He recognised the trio for the same that had pelted Cairn and himself with confetti earlier in the evening .