midnight
Anyhow , this is an awful spooky place . If I stayed here alone half an hour , I 'd fancy that the Lord Chancellor up there would step down in his robes , out of his frame , to keep me company . '' `` Nonsense ! When I 'm busy , I often sit here and write until after midnight . It 's so quiet ! '' `` D -- mnably so ! '' `` Well , to go back to the papers .