About midnight
and you , Sally , bring me my pipe : '' and wondering why the fulfilment of a strong desire should not make him happier , the honest farmer endeavoured to smoke away his cares . In the meanwhile , old Daniel conducted Jesse to the Chequers , and having lodged him safely in an upper room , sought out `` an ancient , trusty , drouthy crony , '' with whom he sate down to carouse in the same apartment with his prisoner . It was a dark , cold , windy , October night , and the two warders sate cosily by the fire , enjoying their gossip and their ale , while the unlucky delinquent placed himself pensively by the window . About midnight the two old men were startled by his flinging open the casement . `` Miss Phoebe ! look ! look ! ''