midnight
It was nine o'clock . Suddenly he sprang up from beside Kitty Dunham , who was silently working . `` No , '' said he , `` I really can not stand it . I 'll run over to town , and be back by midnight . I do want to see the old place once more before that long journey , '' he added , with emphasis , as he put on his coat and hat . He ran from the room , and was just going out of the house when he heard a muffled voice calling to him from up stairs . `` Why , Kitty , what is it ? ''