midnight
Bagheera watched curiously while Mowgli went to work with his skinning-knife , ate and drank , and turned over with his chin in his hands . `` The man and the woman are come safe within eye-shot of Kanhiwara , '' Bagheera said . `` Thy lair mother sent the word back by Chil , the Kite . They found a horse before midnight of the night they were freed , and went very quickly . Is not that well ? '' `` That is well , '' said Mowgli . `` And thy Man-Pack in the village did not stir till the sun was high this morning .