midnight
I knew that you and I should be friends . '' `` But -- '' `` Not a word further . I will not hear a word further . If you talk till midnight you can not improve what you have said . '' `` But Madame Neroni , Mrs. Bold -- '' `` I will not hear a word about Mrs. Bold . Dread thoughts of strychnine did pass across my brain , but she is welcome to the second place . '' `` Her place -- '' `` I wo n't hear anything about her or her place .