midnight
Ozias Crann 's lank , angular frame ; his narrow , bony face ; his nose , long yet not large , sharp , pinched ; his light grey eyes , set very closely together ; his straggling reddish beard , all were fitting concomitants to accent the degree of caustic contempt he expressed . `` Oh , to be sure ! '' he drawled . `` It 'll be powerful public up hyar in the mounting in the midnight , -- that 's a fac ' ! -- an ' moonlight is mighty inconvenient to them ez wants ter git spied on through totin ' a lantern in cur ` ous places . '' This sarcasm left the two remonstrants out of countenance . Pete Swofford found a certain resource in the agitations of his bear , once more shrinking and protesting because of the dogs .