midnight
By placing it among papers of little importance he hoped to persuade those who already had searched the safe that through their own carelessness it had been overlooked . The next morning , when once more it was where the proper persons could find it , he would again take ship for foreign parts . Jimmie recognized that this was a desperate plan , but the situation was desperate . And so midnight found him entering the grounds upon which he never again had hoped to place his foot . The conditions were in his favor . The night was warm , which meant windows would be left open ; few stars were shining , and as he tiptoed across the lawn the trees and bushes wrapped him in shadows . Inside the hedge , through which he had forced his way , he had left his shoes , and he moved in silence .