midnight
As for that Blunt , who got him into this -- well , he 's the son of Captain Blunt , and Helen 's brother . I never could convince them I was not an ungrateful cur . No , Stone and I will both bilge together ; but I wonder if Stone is n't now in Blunt 's room -- '' and Robert stopped short . It was now after midnight , and all the midshipmen were back from having escorted their partners to their homes . Robert looked out in the corridor and saw that the midshipman in charge of the floor had left his desk . `` The men on duty are turned in ; I 'll go to Blunt 's room and see if Stone is there . '' Robert darted through the corridor .