midnight
You are sure she does not expect you , my dear child ? '' `` No , Sister , she does not expect me , unless she has the gift of second sight . For I did not expect myself to return to St. Rosalie , to-day , or ever . When I took my place in this carriage at midnight , I did not know how far I should go , or where I should stop . I took a through ticket to Paris ; but I did not know whether I should stop at Paris , or go on to Marseilles , or Rome , or St. Petersburg , or New York , or where ! '' moaned the fugitive . `` The holy saints protect us , my child !