midnight
`` You wo n't see it because of the fog . In fact , the whole thing is a mistake . The dinner should have been given in London . '' `` Oh , I think it will be great fun dining at a half-deserted hotel -- it will be ghostly -- and I 'm going out on the terrace , if it is as black as midnight . '' `` And what are you going to do with your gallant warrior -- with the furious fire-eater who wanted to bring my humble career to a premature end ? '' `` I do n't know who you mean , '' said the voice , but with no great decision . `` You do n't remember saving my life , then ? ''