midnight
Already he has seen it in your eyes . But it is good ! '' While I ate he asked me questions touching the changes in our family since he left England . I told him of my life at home after my father 's death ; of my hard lot in Liverpool , and of the midnight interviews with his messenger and with Mr. Earl . He listened to me with grave and attentive interest , but stopped me before I had finished , with an impatient gesture . `` Speak out ! they meant -- they meant to kill you , did n't they ? ''