midnight
`` What in hell 's that old cat , Susan Walton , up to now , wading by me as if she owned the town ? '' `` Oh , it 's nothing ! they were embarrassed at being out so late ! '' `` But why then did they walk so infernally like Odd Fellows coming home from the lodge at midnight ? '' `` I 'll know presently ! '' said Magnis Carter , as he flirted around the corner into the avenue . `` I 'll ask Carrie ! ''