midnight
said Ramses , dissatisfied . `` An hour ago Queen Niort 's , most greatly to be revered , commanded me , holiness , to ask of thee an interview , '' said an adjutant , suddenly . `` Now ? At midnight ? '' asked the pharaoh . `` Her exact words were that at midnight Thou wouldst wake , holiness . '' The pharaoh meditated , then answered the adjutant that ha would wait for the queen in the golden hall .