about midnight
repeated the voice , which was Monty 's . And he stepped out of the night , giving me another nasty turn , for it was like some unexpected presence coming from the darkest corner of a room . He sat down beside me , and began to talk . `` The moon is due up about midnight . They want to get us off before moonrise , so that the Turk may not shell us by its light . His aviators are expected to try night-flying . '' `` Oh ! ''