midnight
_ Does Bedr think -- '' But she had stopped short at sight of Brigit . Even this did not suggest to Biddy a visit to a `` hasheesh den , '' for various other plans had been broached and discouraged by `` Antoun . '' She did not feel that , as she was not supposed to know his real status , she could go `` blabbing '' to him ; and fearing that mischief was on foot , she had wished for me . When I did n't arrive , she soothed herself by reflecting that , after all , she need only keep a sharp watch over Monny when midnight drew near . None of the party intended to dance , and so it would be easy , Brigit thought , to `` have an eye upon the girls . '' Monny had bought Oriental costumes for herself and Rachel . They were rather conspicuous , luckily for Biddy 's plan , for among the many gorgeous dresses in the Casino she had no difficulty in tracking those two .