midnight
`` I will think of it , '' said Bradshawe , anxious to open a more interesting subject . `` Pray think of it speedily , '' said L'Isle . `` There is no time to be lost , and I must lose no time now . The sun has set , and I must be in Olivenca by midnight . '' `` What will you do there ? '' asked Bradshawe . `` Bait my horses on my way into Andalusia , '' answered L'Isle , riding off at full gallop , leaving Bradshawe much provoked at his slipping out of his hands before he could put him to the question .