midnight
It was on Saturday night that Godfrey Sherwood came at length to Warburton 's lodgings . Reaching home between twelve and one o'clock Will saw a man who paced the pavement near Mrs. Wick 's door ; the man , at sight of him , hastened forward ; there were exclamations of surprise and of pleasure . `` I came first of all at nine o'clock , '' said Sherwood . `` The landlady said you would n't be back before midnight , so I came again . Been to the theatre , I suppose ? '' `` Yes , '' answered Will , `` taking part in a play called ` The Grocer 's Saturday Night . ' `` I 'd forgotten .