about midnight
Here 's a snapshot I took of Josephine at the hospital . '' And throwing the proof on Fandor 's desk , he said smilingly : `` The young woman 's not bad looking , is she ? '' `` I 'm afraid it 's not quite the thing to enter people 's houses in this fashion , '' whispered Juve , as the two men found themselves in the hall of Doctor Chaleck 's little house in the Frochot district . It was about midnight , and through the fan-light of the outer door a dim twilight enabled the detective and the journalist to get an idea of the place in which they stood . It was a fairly large hall with double doors on either hand , leading into the drawing-and dining-rooms . At the far end rose a winding staircase , and under it a door to the cellar . A hanging lamp , unlit , was suspended from the ceiling and the walls were covered with dark tapestries .