midnight
Of course I would do it ; I should be a fool not to . It would be `` easy money , '' and my earning it could harm no one . Not a glimmer of light appeared from within the house I had just left , and I drew my cap down over my eyes , and stared about , listening . The hour could not be far from midnight , the night dark , the air heavy with mist . Glancing out between the houses I caught a glimpse of asphalt pavement glistening with moisture , and the distant electric light above the street intersection appeared blurred and yellow . Here , in the heart of the residential district , the last belated cab had already drifted by , leaving the silence profound , the loneliness complete . Two blocks away a trolley-car swept past , an odd , violet light playing along the wire , grotesque shadows showing briefly amid the enveloping folds of vapor .