midnight
And now in the hour of your disgrace and death , I spit upon and despise you ! ' ` Begone , vile strumpet that you are , ' exclaimed Frank , starting to his feet -- ` taunt me no more , or you will drive me to commit an actual murder , and send your blackened soul into the presence of your offended Creator ! ' ` Farewell , forever , ' said Julia , in a tone of indifference , and she left her poor , wronged husband to his own bitter reflections . Shortly after her departure , a clergyman entered the cell , and remained with the prisoner until long after midnight , preparing him for the awful change he was to undergo on the morrow . * * * * * That very night Fred Archer issued from the secret outlet of the Dark Vaults , and bent his steps in the direction of Wall street . This street is the great focus around which all the most extensive financial operations of the great metropolis are carried on . It is occupied exclusively by banks , brokers ' and insurance offices , and establishments of the like character .