midnight
We have to cut it . '' I know it sounds silly now and father has advised me never to tell mother , but it seemed the only thing at the time . Here were Viv and Poppy at an _ impasse _ , as one may say , and things getting worse every day -- Viv on a hunger strike , and Poppy 's work waiting , and the vote , which was our natural solution , as far off as ever . `` I 'll unlock a window in Viv 's study , '' said Daphne , `` and you can come back after midnight and crawl in . I 'd do it , but I 'm too fat . Once in , you 've only to go up the little staircase to the studio , and get the money . The key 's always in the side door .