midnight
He stood where she had left him , with his head lowered , waiting -- at last a creature dependent on another 's will . `` Listen ! '' Amaryllis said . `` I have been seeking you since midnight ! Philadelphus ' doubt was awakened in this woman . He questioned her , so minutely that she betrayed ignorance of many things she should have known had she been the real daughter of Costobarus . And when finally he taxed her with imposture , she robbed him of the dowry and fled to John .