midnight
I ca n't help my ears ; the Almighty made 'em to hear with , and as you 've said , I am a contemptible spy . `` You have given hints , mean ugly little hints , of what you could tell about Phil on that night . He took you home , as he was asked to do . But what took you to the top of the cliff at midnight ? It was to meet Jean Pahusca , the dog the gallows is yappin ' for now . You waited while he tried to kill Phil . He 'd done it , too , if Phil had n't been too strong to be killed by such as him .