midnight
`` But there must be some good in him . His father and mother are so good , '' pleaded Nan . `` Mrs. Hunt was crying when I went in . She says Dick often stays out till midnight or after now , and she 's afraid he 'll be locked up . '' `` Serve him right if he was , '' muttered Theo , under his breath . `` He 's lost the place his father got for him , '' added Nan . '' ` Course .