midnight
Masin enquired with a quiet grin and raising his voice a little . `` I am not sure , '' Malipieri answered , at once entering into his man 's scheme . `` He is caught in his own trap . It is not midnight yet , and there is plenty of time to consider the matter . Let us sit here and talk about it . '' He now turned himself and sat beside the hole , placing his lantern near the edge . He took out a cigar and lit it carefully .