midnight
`` Thanks ! Did he like that , too ? '' `` Why , sir -- I -- indeed -- '' `` Oh , never mind -- to-night is an occasion , anyway -- just a splash of soda ! Yes , Brimberly , when the clocks strike midnight I shall be thirty-five years old -- '' `` Indeed , sir ! '' exclaimed Brimberly , clasping his plump hands softly and bowing , `` then allow me to wish you many , many ` appy returns , sir , with continued ` ealth , wealth , and all ` appiness , sir ! '' `` Happiness ? '' repeated Young R. , and smiled quite bitterly , as only the truly young can smile .