midnight
It was . `` All right , '' said the colonel . `` Let 's go out and get acquainted with the _ Lord Nelson _ . '' * * * * * The briefing session broke up well past midnight , and the group that shortly would become the crew of the _ Lord Nelson _ filtered out of the building and into the cool spring air . Each man had a fairly good idea of his job and each man knew the dangers involved . No one had backed out . `` What d'ye think of it , Pete ? ''