midnight
It 's always as well to go to a decent place if you have any money . You come with me , and we 'll have a drink and a talk . ' There were two priests and a Bishop in earnest conference round the fire in the hall of the hotel when they entered . When he discovered that their talk was of the iniquities of the National Board of Education , and therefore likely to last beyond midnight , Captain Quinn led the way into the smoking-room , which was unoccupied . A sufficient supply of whisky and a syphon of soda-water were set before them . The Captain stretched himself in a comfortable chair , and lit his pipe . ` A fine woman , Miss Goold , ' he said meditatively .