midnight
Farewell . `` CARWIN . '' What a letter was this ! A man known to be an assassin and robber ; one capable of plotting against my life and my fame ; detected lurking in my chamber , and avowing designs the most flagitious and dreadful , now solicits me to grant him a midnight interview ! To admit him alone into my presence ! Could he make this request with the expectation of my compliance ? What had he seen in me , that could justify him in admitting so wild a belief ?