midnight
`` But it is not a clear day . '' `` Suppose it gets thicker , a sure-enough fog ? We may not see land before midnight . '' `` Then till midnight we must wait . No , Monsieur Phinuit , I will not be hurried . I have been thinking , I am still thinking , and there is still much to be said before I can come to any decision that will be fair to you , mademoiselle , the captain on the one hand , myself on the other . '' `` But at midnight , if the skipper 's promise holds good , we 'll be going ashore . ''