midnight
`` Do I intrude ? I was not aware that you expected two , your highness ! '' There was no mistaking his meaning . He viciously sought to convey the impression that he was there by appointment , a clandestine visitor in her apartments at midnight . `` What do you mean by coming to my apartment at this hour ? '' she stammered , trying to rescue dignity from the chaos of emotions . Lorry was standing slightly to the right and several feet behind her .