midnight
went on Dorothy , making fast her scarf picking up her pretty party-bag . `` Perhaps , '' assented Tavia , smiling broadly . `` Tom 's the sort of fellow who dares to do right , no matter what happens . He would as soon call at midnight as midday , if the occasion warranted it . And that 's saying a good deal for Tom -- from me , '' she concluded . Nat was waiting at the door . He took particular pains to be nice to Tavia .