four o'clock in the morning
Janet took a little meat and bread in a tin pail , for she thought the captive might be in need of breakfast , and then , putting a sharp knife in her pocket to cut the ropes that bound him , she left the house and took her way over the hill to the deserted cabin which served as Kit 's prison . Kit had succeeded in getting a little sleep during the night , but his position was necessarily constrained and he was but very slightly refreshed . Moreover he was a prey to anxiety , for he did not know what fate awaited him on the succeeding day . At four o'clock in the morning a little light found its way into the cabin through a small window at the rear . The other windows were boarded up . Kit , appreciating the desirability of escaping before a visit should be made him by his captors , tried hard to work himself out of his bonds , but only succeeded in confining himself more closely than before . `` What will they do to me ? ''