midnight
I want to ask another question -- but first I want to say that no one thinks higher or more frequent of the ladies than just me , I 'm genuinely fond of 'em and I 've never lifted my hand ag ` in ' 'em except in kindness . '' Mr. Slosson looked at Ware with an exceedingly virtuous expression of countenance . He continued . `` Yo ' orders are that we 're to slip out of this a little afore midnight , but suppose there 's a hitch -- here 's the lady knowing what she knows and here 's the boy knowing what he knows . '' `` There can be no hitch , '' rasped out Murrell arrogantly . `` I never knew a speculation that could n't go wrong ; and by rights we should have got away last night . '' `` Well , whose fault is it you did n't ? ''