midnight
The boys stood still and listened . Not a sound broke the stillness that surrounded the deserted house . `` It sure is a ghostlike place , '' remarked Stanley . `` I should n't care to come here at midnight . '' `` Oh , that would n't make any difference , if you had a light , '' answered Dick . The thought of a ghost had never bothered him very much . Boldly the four boys entered what had once been a fine garden .