midnight
He gave a number of suppers which were the talk of the college , but he was wise enough to keep them within certain bounds so that he was not called to account . But he was walking over thin ice , and none knew it better than himself . But there was a fatal fascination in it . Several times he came to Dunk to invite him to attend some of the midnight affairs , but Dunk declined , and Andy was very glad . Dunk said Mortimer had several times asked for loans , but had met with refusals . `` I 'm not going to give him any more , '' said Dunk . `` He 's had enough of my cash now . ''