about noon
Captain Power took no notice of the insult . He went on with his story . `` The Council of War assembled next morning , '' he said , `` and sat for about four hours . It might have all day if an English officer had n't ridden in on a motor-bike about noon . He was stopped by a sentry , of course , and said he wanted to see the C.O. of the rebel army . So the sentry blindfolded him -- '' `` What on earth for ? '' `` In civilized war , '' said Power severely , `` envoys with flags of truce are invariably blindfolded .