Midnight
He was in too much of a hurry to close that gate , and afterwards he forgot all about it or else he thought it did n't matter . Of course , I did n't let him get so much as a glimpse of me . '' `` Of course , '' said Reddy . CHAPTER XXIV : A Midnight Visit By those who win ' t is well agreed He 'll try and try who would succeed . -- Old Granny Fox . It seemed to Reddy Fox as if time never had dragged so slowly as it did this particular night while he and Granny Fox waited until Granny thought it safe to visit Farmer Brown 's henhouse and see if by any chance there was a way of getting into it . Reddy tried not to hope too much .