midnight
Nobody said anything for a few minutes : we just ate . Suddenly Mr. Daddles held up his hand , -- `` Sh-h-h-h-h ! '' We stopped everything and listened . For a minute or two we had quite forgotten that we were midnight burglars , and we were going on as if we were right at home . `` Sh-h-h-h-h-h-h ! '' said Mr. Daddles again , `` do n't you hear something ? '' We all did hear something that very instant .