about midnight
`` If they two come up in Wood next Midsummer Night they 'll come as one , '' said Grammer , signifying Fitzpiers and Grace . `` Instead of my skellington he 'll carry home her living carcass before long . But though she 's a lady in herself , and worthy of any such as he , it do seem to me that he ought to marry somebody more of the sort of Mrs. Charmond , and that Miss Grace should make the best of Winterborne . '' Marty returned no comment ; and at that minute the girls , some of whom were from Great Hintock , were seen advancing to work the incantation , it being now about midnight . `` Directly we see anything we 'll run home as fast as we can , '' said one , whose courage had begun to fail her . To this the rest assented , not knowing that a dozen neighbors lurked in the bushes around . `` I wish we had not thought of trying this , '' said another , `` but had contented ourselves with the hole-digging to-morrow at twelve , and hearing our husbands ' trades .