midnight
It is n't far , and if I leave it , it will cost tuppence , besides taking Wat Hepburn from his work to-morrow to fetch it . ' ` Ca n't we have a cab ? ' asked Gladys innocently . ` No , we ca n't ; you ought to know , if you do n't , that a cab is double fare after midnight , ' said the old man severely . Just look in the carriage to make sure nothing is left . ' Gladys did so , then the melancholy pair trudged off out from the station into the quiet streets . Happily the night was fine , though cold , with a clear , star-begemmed sky , and a winter moon on the wane above the roofs and spires .