midnight
I heard Major Wolfe whisper to Lord Balmerino . `` Can Montagu 's estate stand such a drain ? '' `` No . He will be dipped to the last pound before midnight . 'T is Volney 's doing . He has angled for Montagu a se ` nnight , and now he has hooked him . I have warned the lad , but -- '' He shrugged his shoulders .