midnight
`` I ai n't so young as neither one of my pardners , miss , but I 'm possessed of rare intellectual treasures . '' She laughed at both of us . When a week had passed after the first boat went down with Prosser , we began to look daily for the first up-river steamer , bringing word direct from the outside world . It came one midnight , and as we were getting dressed to go to the landing our tent was torn open and Montague tumbled in upon us . `` What brought you back ? '' we questioned when we 'd finished mauling him . It was June , and the nights were as light as day in this latitude , so we could see his face plainly .