nearly midnight
Then they saw who it was . As soon as they could pull on some clothes , we all went in . We stayed and stayed . I reckon it was nearly midnight when we left , was n't it , Bess ? '' `` Yes , Lucille cooked us so much ham and battercakes and stuff it took a long time to eat it all up . '' `` Did y' all ride Ollie on a rail ? '' `` No .