midnight
We promised secrecy , and that evening a hammock was hung in Aggie 's cabin . It was not much like a hammock , however , and it was so high that Tish said it looked more like a chandelier than anything else . Getting Aggie into it required the steward , the stewardess , Mr. Burton and ourselves , but it was finally done , and we all felt easier at once , except that I was obliged to stand on a chair to feed her her beef tea . However , just after midnight Tish and I in our cabin across heard a terrible thud , followed by silence and then by low , dreadful moans . Aggie had fallen out . She did not speak at all for some time , and when she did it was to horrify Tish . For she said : `` Damnation ! ''