midnight
The house of Palmyre , closely watched , revealed nothing . No one came out , no one went in , no light was seen . They should have watched in broad daylight . At last , one midnight , ` Polyte Grandissime stepped cautiously up to one of the batten doors with an auger , and succeeded , without arousing any one , in boring a hole . He discovered a lighted candle standing in a glass of water . `` Nothing but a bedroom light , '' said one . `` Ah , bah ! ''