midnight
This done , we awaited the falling of night . Would it be a dark night ? About this we now felt anxious . It was already closing down , and gave promise of favouring us : a layer of lead-coloured clouds covered the sky , and we knew there could be no moon before midnight . Rube , who boasted he could read weather-sign like a `` salt-sea sailor , '' scrutinised the sky . `` Wal , old hos ! '' interrogated Garey , `` what do ye think o ` t ?