midnight
Garnett was thousands of miles away , and he had not heard from him for five years . Still , he knew the master of Castlegarry was alive , for he had seen him mentioned in a chance number of The Morning Post lately come to his hands . What avail ! Garnett was at Castlegarry , and at midnight his chance of fortune and a new life would be gone . Then , penniless , he would have to face Mona again ; and what would come of that he could not see , would not try to see . There was an alternative he would not attempt to face until after midnight , when this crisis in his life would be over . Beyond midnight was a darkness which he would not now try to pierce .