midnight
These Dons are sore on Yankees , you know . I 'm going to be an Englishman , and you 'd better follow suit . I 'm the -- the youngest son of the Earl of Pawtucket , and you 'd better tell 'em your uncle was the Duke of Ireland , or something . '' On the stroke of midnight O'Reilly was arrested . After a thorough search of his person and his premises he was escorted to Government headquarters , where he found Leslie Branch . The invalid looked taller , thinner , more bloodless than ever , and his air of settled gloom admirably became the situation . `` Hello , Earl .