midnight
Mr Bell had divided those who remained of the crew , and some of the emigrants willing to exert themselves , into two watches . I was to keep the middle watch . I lay down on the deck aft to sleep on one of the only few dry or clean spots I could find . I was roused up at midnight , and just as I had got on my feet , I heard a voice sing out , `` Where 's the _ Mary 's _ light ? '' I ran forward . It was nowhere to be seen . Fortunately a star had appeared in a break of the clouds , and by that we continued steering the same course as before .