About an hour after midnight
Happily a youth is always at school , and if he was shut up and without mark two or three hours ago , he will have something to show you now : as I have seen blooming seaflowers and other graduated organisms , when left undisturbed to their own action . Where the Fates have designed that he shall present his figure in a story , this is sure to happen . To the postillion Evan was indebted for one of his first lessons . About an hour after midnight pastoral stillness and the moon begat in the postillion desire for a pipe . Daylight prohibits the dream of it to mounted postillions . At night the question is more human , and allows appeal . The moon smiles assentingly , and smokers know that she really lends herself to the enjoyment of tobacco .