midnight
I hurried to my hotel to set my affairs in order before joining Brande 's expedition . The time was short for this . Fortunately there was not much to do . By midnight I had my arrangements nearly complete . At the time , the greater part of my money was lying at call in a London bank . This I determined to draw in gold the next day . I also had at my banker 's some scrip , and I knew I could raise money on that .