midnight
He wanted to inform the police at once , before going home . His wife tried to prevent him . ` Are you out of your mind ? Go to the police-station after midnight ? ' But he insisted , and thrust his great numskull out into the rain to give orders to the driver . She was obliged to pull him back with an effort , and feeling too much exhausted to carry on the lie , to let him say his say and bring him round gradually , she came out with the whole truth . ` It 's not Teyssèdre -- it 's I !