midnight
He is so strangely altered , said I : for now he is so haughty , and so commanding , and so sharp with my lady ; and , if he meets one , he 'll scarcely look at one , unless it be to frown . So much the better , says Ludovico , so much the better . And to tell you the truth , ma'amselle , I thought this was a very ill-natured speech of Ludovico : but I went on . And then , says I , he is always knitting his brows ; and if one speaks to him , he does not hear ; and then he sits up counselling so , of a night , with the other Signors -- there they are , till long past midnight , discoursing together ! Aye , but says Ludovico , you do n't know what they are counselling about . No , said I , but I can guess -- it is about my young lady . Upon that , Ludovico burst out a-laughing , quite loud ; so he put me in a huff , for I did not like that either I or you , ma'amselle , should be laughed at ; and I turned away quick , but he stopped me .