midnight
Get thee to Gatcombe , my son . Watch the admiral well , and send the messenger thou wottest of down to Chepstow to learn if there be any tidings of our friends from Ireland . The time for action is fully come ; the foresters are lulled again to security ; we must strike as speedily as possible . I shall expect thee at midnight to-morrow . Meantime I will bring back our host to a sense of his duty and religion . '' Basil bent one knee to receive his superior 's blessing . `` Benedicite ! ''