midnight
Luna saw the drift of Morrison 's remarks , and hastened to defend himself . `` It 's gospel truth . I have n't squealed . '' He gave a detailed account of his midnight interview with Firmstone , defining sharply between his facts and his inferences . He finally concluded : `` The old man 's sharp . There is n't a corner of the mine he does n't know , and there is n't a chink in the mill , from the feed to the tail-sluice , that he has n't got his eye on . '' Luna 's mood changed from the defensive to the assertive .