midnight
`` I was just going , '' said Dennis with dignity . At the door he paused for a parting shot . `` Hard luck , old gormandizer . There wo n't be so many midnight spreads for you , now . Cut down the jiggers , shut up the pantry , tighten the belt ! Skippy 'll need his money for _ other _ things . Thank the Lord the only thing he can get into of mine , is a necktie .