about midnight
The night was getting cold , but the walk heated me . Here and there were dense clumps of small trees ; at the little watercourses there was larger growth . The roar of the sea was heard no longer . It must have been about midnight . We came upon swampy ground ; just beyond it a road crossed ours . `` Stop a little , Nick , '' said I. Nick came to a halt , and we talked in low tones ; we could see a hundred yards in every direction . `` Where does that road go ? ''