midnight
That , The Rat argued with himself , was because Marco had lived so intimately with his father that his life had been more like a man 's than a boy 's and had trained him in mature thinking . He was very quiet during the journey , and The Rat knew he was thinking all the time . The night before they reached Melzarr , they slept at a town some hours distant from the capital . They arrived at midnight and went to a quiet hotel . `` To-morrow , '' said Marco , when The Rat had left him for the night , `` to-morrow , we shall see him ! God be thanked ! '' `` God be thanked ! ''