midnight
`` Turn him loose ? '' `` Bring him along . We 'll find out to-morrow who he is , and what his business may be . Men are not riding these roads at midnight without some purpose . '' He wheeled his horse , and , with a touch of the spur , disappeared in the darkness ahead . Peter clambered back into the saddle , and gripped my rein . `` Come on , '' he said disgustedly , kicking the black in the side .