midnight
Wherefore , so long as we kept a sharp lookout , we had little to fear from open violence . As for the scheme which was seething in Kidd 's brain , I must needs wait for further developments before taking measures to counteract it . When I had come to this conclusion I told Ramon , in Quipai , to lie down , and that when I wanted to sleep I would waken him . I watched until midnight , at which hour Yawl relieved Kidd at the helm , and Kidd turned in . Shortly afterward I roused Ramon , and bade him keep watch while I slept . When I awoke it was broad daylight , Yawl at the helm , the sloop bowling along at a great rate before a fresh breeze . But , to my utter surprise , there was no land in sight .