midnight
This Peace and Allee did not know , however , for with chattering teeth and trembling limbs , they had fled to the refuge of their room , pausing only long enough to drop their borrowed finery where they had found it ; and they were crawling underneath the covers once more when Peace hissed sharply in her sister 's ear , `` What about the horses ? '' `` What 's the matter with them ? '' murmured Allee , too confused and sleepy to know what her companion was saying . `` We were going out to hear them talk at midnight . '' `` So we were ! Well , I guess they 'll have to talk all to themselves again tonight . '' `` What ?