midnight
In the landlady 's eyes Mr. Rawcliffe , though not perhaps a faultless specimen of humanity , conferred an honour on her house by residing in it ; the idea of giving him notice to quit was inconceivable to her . This came out very clearly in the first frank conversation which Miss Rodney held with her on the topic . It happened that Mr. Rawcliffe had passed an evening at home , in the company of his friends . After supping together , the gentlemen indulged in merriment which , towards midnight , became uproarious . In the morning Mrs. Turpin mumbled a shamefaced apology for this disturbance of Miss Rodney 's repose . ` Why do n't you take this opportunity and get rid of him ? ' asked the lodger in her matter-of-fact tone .