four in the afternoon
I suppose because the Indians there are more warlike than those of the Pampas , and therefore likely to have furnished a larger contingent . Of course I had no reason for thinking so , but so it was . ' ` That was just what I thought , ' Hubert said ; and the other Englishmen admitted that they had all entertained a somewhat similar idea . At four in the afternoon they were again in the saddle , having taken the precaution of filling their water-skins , and of watering the horses the last thing . ` How far do you think it is across , papa ? ' Hubert asked . ` It can not be very far , Hubert .