midnight
`` I defy any one to find a place that fills that bill better than this one . Why , not even the peep of a bird can be heard ; it 's just a brooding silence that would get on the nerves of most people and make them shout out loud . '' `` Let 's hope it stays that way while we 're up here , '' said Billy , and then noticing that some of the other fellows were smiling broadly he hastened to add : `` Oh ! it is n't that I really expect anything like a ghost to walk when it comes midnight , you understand , but I do n't always sleep as sound as I would like , and I hate to have anything screechy wake me up . So , Monkey , please keep that goose-call of yours in your pocket the rest of the time . '' `` Perhaps , we had better get ourselves comfortably fixed before night finds us , '' suggested Hugh . `` We can make a blaze in that fireplace and cook supper here as nice as any one would want .