midnight
Sir Marmaduke 's reflections at this moment would have delighted those evil spirits who are supposed to revel in the misdoings of mankind . The thought of the lonely path near the cliffs of Epple Bay tickled his fancy in a manner for which perhaps at this moment he himself could not have accounted . He certainly did not fear Adam Lambert and now said decisively : `` Very well , my friend , an you wish it , I 'll come . '' `` Half an hour before midnight , '' insisted Lambert , `` on the cliffs at Epple Bay . '' `` Half an hour before midnight : on the cliffs of Epple Bay , '' assented the other . He picked up his hat . `` Where art going ? ''