MIDNIGHT
IF YOU TRI TEW ROUSE THE TOWN WE WIL VAMOSE . WE ARE ON THE WATCH . GIVE 3 JERKS ON THE STRING WHEN YUR REDY FOR US TEW PUL THE MAP IN . IF WE DONT GIT THE MAP BY MIDNIGHT TEWNIGHT WE WIL KNOW ITS TEW BE WAR TEW THE DEATH . This ominous note was unsigned ; but there was no need of any signature . For a moment after all had finished reading , no one spoke , but each stood staring from the paper to the dagger in Ham 's hand . Then Ham suddenly straightened up with a growl of rage .