midnight
The lad 's aht on his ` eead . ' That was seven o'clock in the evening . He dined an hour later , and when it was dark left the house . Between then and midnight he was constantly in and out , and Mrs. Jenkins , who was kept up by her fears that ` t ' master ' was seriously unwell , made at length another attempt to face him . She knocked at the door of the sitting-room , having heard him enter a minute or two before ; no answer was vouchsafed , so she made bold to open the door . Dagworthy was sitting with his head upon the table , his arms stretched out ; he appeared to be asleep . ` Mr. Richard ! '