twelve o'clock at night
Those are '' -- Mr. Guppy tells them off on his fingers -- `` what we knew of his habits , when you saw him last , what his condition was then , the discovery that we made , and how we made it . '' `` Yes , '' says Mr. Weevle . `` Those are about the facts . '' `` We made the discovery in consequence of his having , in his eccentric way , an appointment with you at twelve o'clock at night , when you were to explain some writing to him as you had often done before on account of his not being able to read . I , spending the evening with you , was called down -- and so forth . The inquiry being only into the circumstances touching the death of the deceased , it 's not necessary to go beyond these facts , I suppose you 'll agree ? '' `` No ! ''