Ten o'clock
Now that he was in command , Overton did not allow himself to be lulled into indifference by the stillness of the dark night . A sleeping volcano might start into eruption at any moment . At every important point along the trenches Hal paused , using the night glass that the lieutenant had loaned him . Ten o'clock came and passed without trouble . Then eleven and finally midnight passed . Sergeant Hal , however , was not to be caught napping . He resolved to be vigilant until Lieutenant Prescott relieved him .