midnight
`` Pie ! '' thundered Tom tragically . `` Who said pie ? I have n't seen a home-made pie since -- since -- '' `` The time you went down in the pantry at midnight and ate two , '' finished Dick , and then there was a burst of laughter . `` Never mind , Tom , I 'll make you half a dozen pies -- when we get home , '' came from Nellie . `` Will you really ? '' said Tom , and then he began once more , as gayly as ever : `` You can give me pudding And give me cake , And anything else You care to bake ; But if you wish To charm my eye , Just hand me over Some home-made pie ! ''