midnight
` But you heard what I have told you ? ' ` And you have told me nothing . ' ` It seems to me I have told you a great deal , and I tell you this , McClure , -- if it is within human skill to save him , you must . ' ` Are n't I taking this long , beastly midnight journey , ' he replied , like a man in anger , ` do you think I am doing this for fun ? I say , tell me more about this Edgecumbe ; it is necessary that I should have full particulars . ' After I had described our meeting , and our experiences in France , he again sat for some time perfectly silent . He took no notice of what I said to him , and did not even reply to direct questions .