midnight
But Dorothy had escaped unharmed , and the less fuss made about the matter the better . Mr. Rainer listened to reason ; Dorothy got into the car with Sir Tancred and her father ; and they continued the descent . Once on the highroad they set out for Monte Carlo as hard as they dared go at night . It was past midnight when they reached the hotel , where Buist was awaiting them in great anxiety . The sight of them set his mind at rest ; but to this day he is inclined to believe that Sir Tancred had a hand in the kidnapping of Dorothy , and that Selina was an accomplice . To his intimates he speaks of him with great respect as `` a mastermind of crime . '' They were all very hungry and they supped at great length , in very good spirits .