midnight
She was won . The rosy gate from which the word had issued was closed with a seal . Ripton did not enjoy his introduction to the caged bird of beauty that night . He received a lesson in the art of pumping from the worthy landlady below , up to an hour when she yawned , and he blinked , and their common candle wore with dignity the brigand 's hat of midnight , and cocked a drunken eye at them from under it . ETEXT EDITOR 'S BOOKMARKS : A young philosopher 's an old fool ! Cold charity to all I can not get on with Gibbon In our House , my son , there is peculiar blood . We go to wreck !