midnight
As however the boat was large , we were able to fit up a small shelter , in which Mary and Alea could sleep with tolerable comfort while the weather was fine . The conversation of Mr Bent I found of unspeakable advantage . He and I kept watch and watch , though I insisted on keeping five to his three , not to run the risk of fatiguing him overmuch . I remember , during a midnight watch , feeling some uneasy sensations come over me with occasional shivering , but at the time thought little of it . The second morning dawn had just broken , when I saw in the distance an object , which , as we neared it , proved to be a large double canoe . Where she could have come from , and what was the character of the people on board I could not tell , and this caused me no little anxiety . Still , without going much out of our course , it would be difficult to avoid them .