midnight
said Rameses , dissatisfied . `` An hour ago Queen Nikotris , most greatly to be revered , commanded me , holiness , to ask of thee an interview , '' said an adjutant , suddenly . `` Now ? At midnight ? '' asked the pharaoh . `` Her exact words were that at midnight thou wouldst wake , holiness . '' The pharaoh meditated , then answered the adjutant that he would wait for the queen in the golden hall .