midnight
But after scouring the heaven , he shook his head regretfully and wrote in the sand the name of one of the hasheesh-dens of Cairo . `` Go thither ; and come to see me again to-morrow evening . '' Saying which , he folded his sand-book of magic , pocketed his fee , and walked away . In that hasheesh-den , -- the reekiest , dingiest of the row in the Red Quarter , -- where the etiolated intellectualities of Cairo flock after midnight , the name of Khalid evokes much resounding wit , and sarcasm , and laughter . `` You mean the new Muhdi , '' said one , offering us his chobok of hasheesh ; `` smoke to his health and prosperity . Ha , ha , ha . '' And the chorus of laughter , which is part and parcel of a hasheesh jag , was tremendous .