midnight
Where there 's a will there 's a way , that 's one comfort ; and , by my faith , what I 've seen of some of those little rebel colonists , they are well worth winning . '' It may amuse my sober-minded readers , when they reflect on all the difficulties , not to say impossibilities , which existed in my way , to think that O'Driscoll and I should ever dream of overcoming them . But they must remember that we were both very young , and that in the navy such things as impossibilities are not allowed to exist . During how many a midnight watch did my love serve me as a subject for contemplation , and , when I was occasionally joined by O'Driscoll , for conversation also ! Although I was on excellent terms with the rest of my brother-officers , I never felt inclined to open out to any of them . Perhaps it was a weakness in me to do so even to O'Driscoll , and , as a general rule , I think a man is wise to keep such thoughts to himself . Day after day passed by and our missing consort did not make her appearance .