midnight
But there were so many things -- so much confusion -- so much difficulty -- and the end is -- here ! '' He smiled . `` Well ! It is a quiet end , -- they say the devil knocks at the gate of the monastery often at midnight , but he never enters in , -- never -- unless perchance you are he ! '' Varillo turned himself about pettishly . `` If I were he , I should not trouble you long , '' he said . `` Even the devil might be glad to make exit from such a hole as this !