midnight
Such we might suppose to be the case , did we not know that he trusted to moderate drinking . Man might as well trust a leaky vessel to bear him across the ocean , as to trust that . The clock struck twelve . '' ' T is midnight , '' said a female voice , `` and he has not come . God send repentance to his heart ! Hope has almost failed me ; yet I will hope on . '' `` Another glass of brandy for me , '' said a man , addressing Mr. Dago Pump .