midnight
I could pull myse ' f a-loose from that mess o ' rope inside o ' five minutes , '' and he set to work to make his cousin secure . `` Do yo ' own dirty work , '' growled Scalf . `` Yo ' the only one that 's a-goin ' to profit by it . '' It was after midnight . When the two boys had approached Blatch 's cabin as agreed , they had been set upon from behind , pinioned , and taken to the cave where the still was . Here they now sat bound and helpless . `` What do you aim to make out of it , Blatch ? ''