midnight
Well , I think , at any rate , that it were best not to go there tonight . These men may return , and at any rate I will not allow you thus to wander about at night unprotected . Boduoc and I will escort you to your house . When you get there I trust that you will think this over , and that you will see that such midnight excursions are altogether wrong , whatever the motive may be ; but at any rate , if you must go , I must obtain your promise that you will write to me at the school of Scopus the gladiator , to tell me at what hour you start . I shall not intrude my presence upon you , nor accompany you , for this would be to make myself an accomplice in what I consider your folly ; but I shall always be near you , and if you are again disturbed on your way Boduoc and I will be at hand to punish those who meddle with you . '' The old nurse by this time had regained her feet . `` You are the nurse of this young lady , '' Beric said to her sternly , `` and should know better than to bring her into danger .