midnight
`` I 'll swear I 'm not mistaken in my man ! '' I had the tact not to differ with him there . But I could not help suggesting that now was our time to remedy any mistake we might have made . We were on the right side of midnight still . `` Then we stultify ourselves downstairs , '' said Raffles . `` No , I 'll be shot if I do ! He may come in with the Kirkleatham diamonds !