midnight
How probable it was that Lord George should turn against her ! How exact was Frank 's description of that burthen of a secret so heavy that it can not be borne alone ! `` A little reflection , '' continued Frank , `` soon convinces a man that rough downright stealing is an awkward , foolish trade ; and it therefore falls into the hands of those who want education for the higher efforts of dishonesty . To get into a bank at midnight and steal what little there may be in the till , or even an armful of bank-notes , with the probability of a policeman catching you as you creep out of the chimney and through a hole , is clumsy work ; but to walk in amidst the smiles and bows of admiring managers and draw out money over the counter by thousands and tens of thousands , which you have never put in and which you can never repay , and which , when all is done , you have only borrowed ; -- that is a great feat . '' `` Do you really think so ? '' `` The courage , the ingenuity , and the self-confidence needed are certainly admirable . And then there is a cringing and almost contemptible littleness about honesty , which hardly allows it to assert itself .