midnight
If I do n't hear from you by midday , I am gone . '' `` You shall hear from me -- one way or the other . '' `` Then do n't wait here any longer . It 's after midnight , and Patty will be alarmed about you . No , we wo n't shake hands ; not that till we strike a bargain . '' Eve seemed about to walk away , but she hesitated and turned again . `` I will do as you wish -- I will go . ''