midnight
A moonlit sky , or a clear starry one , might get us all where we 'd see stars without any being visible -- through a noose round our neck ? '' `` There 'll be no moon to-morrow night , '' puts in the smuggler , who , in this branch of his varied vocations , has been accustomed to take account of such things . `` At least , '' he adds , `` none that will do us any harm . The fog 's sure to be on before midnight ; at this time of year , it always is . To-morrow night will be like the last -- black as a pot of pitch . '' `` True , '' says De Lara , as a man with some experience of the sea , also having meteorological knowledge . `` No doubt , ` twill be as you say , Rocas .