midnight
and `` Olivia 's won ! '' and there was more hand-clapping , in which I joined with good will . Some one behind me was explaining what had just occurred . Olivia , the youngest daughter of the house , had been denied a glimpse of the ball ; Miss Devereux had made a wager with her host that Olivia would appear before midnight ; and Olivia had defeated the plot against her , and gained the main hall at the stroke of Christmas . `` Good night ! Good night ! '' called Olivia -- the real Olivia -- in derision to the company , and turned and ran back through the applauding , laughing throng .