midnight
Did he make much of a rumpus ? '' Anne and Marilla furtively exchanged amused smiles . Few things in Avonlea ever escaped Mrs. Lynde . It was only that morning Anne had said , `` If you went to your own room at midnight , locked the door , pulled down the blind , and SNEEZED , Mrs. Lynde would ask you the next day how your cold was ! '' `` I believe he did , '' admitted Marilla . `` I was away . He gave Anne a piece of his mind . ''