one in the morning
`` But the pickets have brought in no word . '' `` In this fog , pickets ca n't see more 'n a few yards beyond their beats . What time is it , Mr. Mason ? '' `` A little past one in the morning , sergeant . '' `` Enough of the night left yet for a lot of mischief . I 'm glad , sir , if I may make bold once more , that the Winchester men stay out of the tents and keep awake . '' Warner joined them , and reported that fresh messengers from the front had given renewed assurances of quiet .