midnight
quoth de Chavasse lightly , `` the hour is late already . '' `` Nay ! what matter the lateness of the hour ? I am oft abroad at night , early and late , and thou , methinks , hast oft had the midnight hour for company . When and where wilt meet me ? '' added Lambert peremptorily , `` I must see those proofs to-night , before many hours are over , lest the blood in my veins burn my body to ashes with impatience . When wilt meet me ?