midnight
Surely this was a grown woman speaking ! This was not the wild little creature he knew . But -- perhaps it was from perversity -- her warning only served to strengthen his determination . `` You can go on arguing till midnight , '' he said , `` you wo n't convince me . But look here , if you do n't want anyone to know , we 'll keep it to ourselves for a little while . Will that satisfy you ? We 'll meet and have some jolly times together in private .