midnight
They were hung about a woman 's cuirass , which was provided with round breast-shields of tin-plate ; a piece of armour which Félicie had worn last winter , while still a pupil at the Conservatoire , when taking the part of Joan of Arc at the house of a spiritualistic duchess . An officer 's widow and the mother of an actress , Madame Nanteuil , whose real name was Nantean , treasured these trophies . `` Félicie is not back yet , Monsieur Chevalier . I do n't expect her before midnight . She is on the stage till the end of the play . '' `` I know ; I was in the first piece . I left the theatre after the first act of _ La Mère confidente _ .