midnight
American papers had printed columns concerning the engagement of the beautiful Miss Garrison . Everywhere had been published the romantic story of this real love match . What , then , should the prince fear ? The train rumbled into the station at Brussels near midnight , and Turk sallied forth for a cab . This he obtained without the usual amount of haggling on his part , due to the disappointing fact that the Belgian driver could understand nothing more than the word Bellevue , while Turk could interpret nothing more than the word franc . As Quentin was crossing to the cab he encountered Duke Laselli . Both started , and , after a moment 's pause , greeted each other .