midnight
`` Right against the wing of your factory , that shed is . And a bomb of that size would blow it into match-wood . '' `` That 's so , '' says I. Course , we had n't really seen any bomb ; but , what with the odd notions of them two females and the Lieutenant 's panicky talk , I was feelin ' almost jumpy myself . `` A time-fuse , most likely , '' says he , `` set for midnight . That should give us several hours . We must find out who lives in that house . '' `` Ought to be simple , '' says I. `` Come on . ''