midnight
`` It gives me the shivers to think that an awful thing like that , with red hair and a fishy mouth , should be wandering around loose . '' `` I 'm sure I 'll dream of him to-night , '' said one of the other girls plaintively . `` Speaking of dreams , '' said Billie , getting to her feet so quickly that she almost upset the girl beside her , `` do n't you all think we 'd better get back to our dorm ? It 's after midnight , and -- I 'm awfully afraid of Miss Ada . '' `` Well , I 'm not -- not after to-night , '' said Laura . `` You surely did fool the Pickle with your snoring , Billie . '' `` Yes .