midnight
You 've got me going , Lorelei . '' `` You 've been drinking , Mr. Hayman . I 'm willing to think that you made a mistake in the room if you go at once . '' The intruder took no warning from her crisp tones nor from the fact that her twilight eyes were as dark as a midnight sky . On the contrary , he suddenly bent low over her , his odorous breath beating into her face , his arms reaching for her . With the lithe alertness of a leopard she evaded him ; the next instant the bed was between them and she had whipped a negligee about her . For an instant they faced each other ; then she pointed a quivering arm , gasping in a voice that sounded strange and throaty to her ears : `` Get out !