midnight
Now , my men , what think you of this for a ghost ? Thanks , Geordie , for your story . I remember now , I heard it when a child . Well , let 's hope it will be a long while yet before Sir David 's ghost is put to the trouble of a midnight walk . '' `` Hist , my young master , '' said Tam ; `` it 's ill jesting with the spirits . '' `` What , Tam ! one would think , now , by the way you speak , you would not dare to keep a solitary watch on the east terrace yourself . ''