midnight
His hat came off , and he nodded in such an odd way that Enderby burst out into a good honest laugh . `` Dooth tha rememba little Tom Dowsby that went hoonting wi ' thee when tha wert not yet come to age ? '' continued the stilt-walker . `` Doost tha rememba when , for a jest , thee and me stopped the lord bishop , tha own uncle , in the highway at midnight , and took his poorse from him , and the rich gold chain from his neck ? And doost tha rememba that tha would have his apron too , for tha said that if it kept a bishop clean , wouldna it keep highwaymen clean , whose work was not so clean as a bishop 's ? Sir John Enderby , aw loove thee better than the King , an ' aw loove thee better than my Lord Rippin ' dale-ay , theere 's a sour heart in a goodly body ! '' John Enderby reined up his horse and looked the stilt-walker in the face .