midnight
` Yes , and at once , sir . ' ` But you see that I am giving a dance . ' ` The colonists are waiting to come in , sir . If you can not settle with me before midnight , I shall settle with your neighbour . He gains , and you lose . ' The squire was becoming feverish . ` My father-in-law recommends you highly ... all the same , ... on the spur of the moment ... ' ` You need only write a word or two . '