midnight
But I ache all over , just the same . She runs like a bird now . Jump in -- we 'll take a spin and try her out on the road . I may need her before midnight . '' Nothing loth , for he knew the Green Imp and her driver and had had many a swift run on a moonlight night before in the same company , Chester took the slim roadster 's other seat , watching the long green hood point the way down the driveway , past the porch where the women , in white gowns showing coolly in the light from the arc lamp at the corner of the street , called a goodbye . `` Back -- some time , '' replied Chester 's voice , rising above the low purr of the engine with a note of satisfaction in it . The figure beside him , still in open , white shirt , with bare arms and uncovered , thick thatch of red hair , did not turn its head .