midnight
They 're all there down to the farriers . I 'm a born fool , I am , '' he added , in an accent of the greatest delight . `` They 've never been after us at all , sir . It 's a bit of midnight drill . That 's what it is . I 'll bet the road 's as clear in front of us as ever it was . '' After the fright we had had the news seemed too good to be true , but a brief consultation decided us to act on Hinge 's hope , and to push boldly forward .