midday
Your father 's too great a favourite with the troops for there to be any bother , and the bigwigs know how pleased every one will be that the Dutchman got the worst of it . I say , look ; it 's only half-past five now ! '' `` What : not later than that ! '' cried Frank in astonishment , for he would have been less surprised if he had heard that it was midday . `` Here they come , '' whispered Andrew ; and , turning quickly , Frank saw the soldiers bearing in the wounded baron , with the doctor by his side , and they waited till they saw the litter borne in to the guardroom , and the door was shut . `` I say , who would have thought of this when we were going over to the messroom yesterday evening ? What shall we do now -- go back to bed ? ''