midnight
He drops down the river with the tide in that shell of a boat of his , and so goes out to sea on this dark night -- a dare-devil he is -- before the wind . There 's no such lonely road anywhere else . That 's one thing . The tide flows , he says , an hour before midnight about this time . I 'm glad it 's over . '' Mr. Snitchey wiped his forehead , which looked hot and anxious . `` What do you think , '' said Mr. Craggs , `` about -- '' `` Hush ! ''