midnight
His last insinuation was peculiarly momentous . Suppose him the fraudulent possessor of this money : shall I be justified in taking it away by violence under pretence of restoring it to the genuine proprietor , who , for aught I know , may be dead , or with whom , at least , I may never procure a meeting ? But will not my behaviour on this occasion be deemed illicit ? I entered Welbeck 's habitation at midnight , proceeded to his closet , possessed myself of portable property , and retired unobserved . Is not guilt imputable to an action like this ? Welbeck waited with impatience for a conclusion to my pause . My perplexity and indecision did not abate , and my silence continued .