midnight
The two fugitives , elated at their deliverance , but tremblingly apprehensive , stood hesitating at so radical a move as complete emergence from their hiding place . `` We ca n't crawl out of herre in daylight , that 's surre , '' whispered Archer . `` D'you think maybe she 'll come even now -- if we waited ? '' `` It must be long after midnight , '' Tom answered . `` You wait here and hold the door up while I crawl out . Do n't move and do n't speak . What 's that shining over there ?