one o'clock
     in the morning
and what care I for the rest of the world . '' Gaston was met by a servant who gave him a note , telling him the duke was gone . The note was as follows : `` There is a bal masque to-night at Monceaux ; the regent will be there . He generally retires toward one o'clock in the morning into a favorite conservatory , which is situated at the end of the gilded gallery . No one enters there ordinarily but himself , because this habit of his is known and respected . The regent will be dressed in a black velvet domino , on the left arm of which is embroidered a golden bee . He hides this sign in a fold when he wishes to remain incognito .