midnight
And Mrs. Turner sighed pathetically . The younger officers were her especial henchmen , and each in turn paid his devotion a year or more at the shrine . If any one of them had been put in power , how much easier ` twould have been to get the band every evening ! and then the hops would n't have to close at midnight either ! and Mrs. Turner was devoted to dancing . `` But papa says Mr. Billings is right about not letting the band play after midnight , '' broke in the young lady , whose years had been spent in many a garrison , and whose papa -- the post surgeon -- had pronounced views on matters of military and medical discipline . `` Papa says the officers have no right to make the band play until late at night unless they pay them extra .