midnight
Only by a tremendous effort at control did Brion conceal the destroying sorrow that overwhelmed him when he looked at that shattered wasteland , the graveyard of so many . `` No , '' he said . `` That wo n't be necessary . I 'm in touch with the blockading fleet and they 'll pick me up before midnight . '' `` You from Nyjord ? '' the purser growled . `` No , '' Brion said , still only half aware of the men .