midnight
`` It is a man . '' It was a man who was walking up the road on the same side of the pavement as his own . Marco began to walk toward him quietly but rather rapidly . He thought it might be best to appear as if he were some boy sent on a midnight errand -- perhaps to call a doctor . Then , if it was a stranger he passed , no suspicion would be aroused . Was this man as tall as the one who had driven with the King ? Yes , he was about the same height , but he was too far away to be recognizable otherwise .