midnight
Mrs. Bardell herself might have heard something . The story was certainly in the Ipswich papers , for there was the riot in the street , the appearance before the mayor , the exposure of `` Captain FitzMarshall '' -- a notable business altogether . What a revelation in open court ! Conceive Miss Witherfield called to depose to Mr. Pickwick 's midnight invasion . Mr. Pickwick himself might have been called and put on the rack , this incident not concerning his breach of promise . And supposing that the ubiquitous Jingle had heard of this business and had gone to the solicitor 's office to volunteer evidence , and most useful evidence it would have been -- to wit that Mr. Pickwick had been caught in the garden of a young ladies ' school and had alarmed the house by his attempts to gain admission in the small hours ! Jingle of course , could not be permitted to testify to this , but he could put the firm on the track .