midnight
His travelling-dress was quickly adjusted ; and not omitting a fine pair of pistols and a dirk , which , at that period , were held in the south and southwest legitimate companions , he found few other cares for arrangement . One token alone of Edith -- a small miniature linked with his own , taken a few seasons before , when both were children , by a strolling artist -- suspended by a chain of the richest gold , was carefully hung about his neck . It grew in value , to his mind , at a moment when he was about to separate , perhaps for ever , from its sweet original . At midnight , when all was silent -- his portmanteau under his arm -- booted , spurred , and ready for travel -- Ralph descended to the lower story , in which slept the chief servant of the house . Cæsar was a favorite with the youth , and he had no difficulty in making himself understood . The worthy black was thunderstruck with his determination . `` Ky !