midnight
And even if they did n't locate it till I am dead , they 'd feel disgraced to think their father had been a pirate . You 'll have to take it . '' We agreed , therefore , to ease him of the responsibility of his strangely gotten gain . We then parted with the understanding that we were to meet him in the passage between the two houses promptly at midnight , and that in the meantime we were to preserve a calm and commonplace demeanour . With the addition of four crullers and a slab of cold bread pudding filched from the pantry , our preparations were now complete . We were well disciplined little animals ; we always went to bed without a murmur , but on this night we literally flew there . The Seraph ended his prayers with -- `` and for this piwate tweasure make us twuly thankful .