midnight
`` Mighty glad to be sure of you , '' Julius declared , shaking hands . `` Until I actually caught sight of you I was still expecting a wire saying you could n't afford even the one day . '' `` The coast is clear , '' Waldron answered , returning the grip with equal vigor . `` I closed every account at midnight and have my one day as free as air . '' `` The question is , '' Julius lost no time in beginning , as the two walked along the trim , flower-bordered suburban platform toward the waiting trap , `` what sort of a day do you want ? Outdoors , of course ; no question of that in hot weather . But -- with people or away from them ?