midnight
I am convinced that you are doing no good for yourself , and that the sooner you settle down to a desk , in my office , the better . I have therefore written this morning , informing Mr. Tulloch that I shall remove you , at Michaelmas . `` Your sister has been here , with her husband , today . I am sorry to say that they do not view your wild and lawless conduct in the same light that I do , and that they are unable to see there is anything positively disreputable in your being mixed up in midnight adventures with burglars . I am glad to gather , from Admiral Langton 's letter , that Mr. Tulloch has seen your conduct in the proper light , and has inflicted a well-merited punishment upon you . `` All this is a very bad preparation for your future career as a respectable trader , and I am most annoyed to hear that you will be called on to appear as a witness against the men who have been captured . I have written to Admiral Langton , acknowledging his letter , and expressing my surprise that a gentleman in his position should give any countenance , whatever , to a lad who has been engaged in breaking the rules of his school ; and in wandering at night , like a vagabond , through the country . ''