midnight
Harrik 's face turned pale ; the stem of the narghileh shook in his fingers . All had been discovered , then ! But there was a thing of dark magic here . It was not a half-hour since he had given the word to strike at midnight , to surround the Palace , and to seize the Prince Pasha . Achmet -- Higli , had betrayed him , then ! Who other ? No one else knew save Zaida , and Zaida was in the harem .