midnight
There are n't this many people in all Miller 's Notch . '' Isobel , watching Jerry 's corner , grew very angry when she saw that Dana King lingered with Jerry . She wondered what on earth Jerry could be saying that made him laugh so heartily ; they were acting as though they had known one another all their lives . Just as Dana King was asking Jerry what she would do if the midnight hour struck and found her slipperless , Mrs. Allan discovered them . _ She _ had to hear about the pumps , too . `` You blessed child , I 'll get a pair of Pat 's -- they 'd fit anything ! '' She returned in a few moments , two shiny , patent-leather toes protruding from the folds of her spangled scarf .