midnight
I do n't want that , Josie . I ai n't no cause to love Gran ` dad , but he 's a Cragg an ' I 'm a Cragg , an ' no Cragg ever went back on the fambly . '' It seemed unwise to urge the child further to betray her grandfather , yet for Ingua 's sake , if for no other reason , Josie was determined to uncover the hidden life of Hezekiah Cragg . The following night she watched again at her station by the river bank , and again the midnight hour struck and the old man had not left his cottage . His light was extinguished at eleven o'clock . At twelve-thirty Josie rose from the shadow of the tree and slowly walked to the bridge . There , instead of going home , she turned in the direction of the town .