midnight
At which Rickman 's demon returned again . `` Do n't crack me up too much , Maddy . You might do me harm . '' But before midnight Maddox burst into the office and flung himself on to his desk . `` Give me room ! '' he cried ; `` I mean to spread myself , to roll , to wallow , to wanton , to volupt ! '' Before morning he had poured out his soul , in four columns of _ The Planet _ , the exuberant , irrepressible soul of the Celt .