midnight
`` Sure , then , you 'll not be goin ' , b ` y ? '' `` I do n't know as anybody 'll go , '' said he . `` Looks a bit too nasty for 'em . '' Nevertheless , Ezekiel put some pork and hard-bread in his dunny bag , and made ready his gaff and tow-lines , lest , by chance , the weather should promise fair at midnight . `` Where 's that young scamp ? '' said Ezekiel , with a smile -- a smile which expressed a fine , indulgent affection . `` Now , I wonder where he is ? ''