midnight
_ There is a way , I think -- if you are not too particular about that neck . I will tell you all and draw you a plan when we get to a hotel . '' But before they got to a hotel there was an obstacle or two to be overcome . A lady in Mohammedan wraps might not be exactly _ persona grata _ at fashionable hotels at midnight . Casting off the wrap Fritzi revealed herself in a little pongee frock that appeared to be suitable for traveling , and with two veils and Billy 's cap for a foundation she produced an effect of headgear not unlike that of some bedraped tourists . `` I arrived on the night train , '' she stated as they drew up before the shining hotel . `` It is late now for that night train -- but we waited for my luggage , which you will observe is lost .