midnight
Sam followed them wondering , listening , interested , as they went out into the hall to see the little dark hole which might with ingenuity be converted into a bath-room , and while he leaned back against the door-jamb , hands in his pockets , he studied the face of the newcomer . `` Guess dat guy 's all right , '' he reassured Michael as he helped him turn the lights out a little later , while Will waited on the doorstep whistling a new tune to his admiring following . Will had caught `` de kids . '' `` I say , Endicott , '' he said as they walked up the noisy midnight street and turned into the avenue , `` why do n't you get Hester to go down there and sing sometime ? Sunday afternoon . She 'd go . Ask her . ''