midnight before
`` Yes , you will . '' `` I 'm going to sit out here until they come along . They 're compelled to pass right by here . '' `` Why , White , it may be midnight before they start ; you 're not going to sit out here till then . '' `` Yes , I am . '' `` Well , you 're very foolish , '' said Mrs. White in an undertone , looking anxious , and tapping one of the steps with her foot . They sat a very long time talking over little family matters .