midnight
asked the child , suspiciously . `` It 's a curious habit , '' Josie explained , `` and I 'd like to know what he does during all those hours of the night . '' `` He walks , '' declared Ingua ; `` and , if he does anything else , it 's his own business . '' `` I 've wondered , '' said Josie impressively , `` if he does n't visit some hidden grave during those midnight rambles . '' Ingua shuddered . `` I wish ye would n't talk like that , '' she whispered . `` It gives me the creeps . ''