midnight
Now , what do you say to giving them a night to think the matter over before we _ line them up _ ? We may get more by waiting than by closing their mouths FOREVER ... ' '' ' _ Not another day _ ! ' said one of the men whom I had all along suspected of being _ suspicious _ of MY conduct ... ` What say the rest of you ? ' I asked ... ` Well , ' droned the most courageous of them , with a hangdog expression , ` we might give them until midnight . ' ... ` Very well , ' I snapped viciously , I 'LL PUT OFF THE EXECUTION till that hour ; then if they do n't disgorge I 'll kill every one of them _ myself _ ! ' ... ` Not so fast , comrade ! ' returned the rebellious one ; as a member of the guard I believe _ I 'll keep you company _ . ' ''