midnight
The girl made a little face and nodded to Guy to go upstairs . `` Katarina is becoming a madcap , '' the astrologer said , as he led Guy into the room . `` I can not blame her altogether ; I have made a boy of her , and I ought not to be shocked at her acting like one . But she gave me a rare fright last night when she did not return until close on midnight . Still , it was natural for her to wish to see how her mission had turned out . '' `` Her quickness saved all our lives , '' Guy said . `` Had it not been for her carrying my message to the Count d'Estournel we should have been burnt alive before morning . ''