midnight
Here , take my last breath ; let me give up this beggarly ghost ! '' `` Nay , '' said Media ; `` pause , Babbalanja . Turn it not adrift prematurely . Let it house till midnight ; the proper time for you mortals to dissolve . But , philosopher , if you harp upon Vee-Vee 's mishap , know that it was owing to nothing but his carelessness . '' `` And what was that owing to , my lord ? '' `` To Vee-Vee himself . ''