midnight
I must see dear old Margaret . How is she treating you ? '' `` First-rate , for Margaret . She only starved me out of the midnight rations twice -- '' `` You should not eat after ten , Jack . But come along . I must look over the place , and talk at the same time , '' and with that intention Cora started on her tour of home inspection , while Jack made all the noise he possibly could make -LRB- which was not a little -RRB- , running through the house after her . Margaret , of course , knew what the tumult was about .