midnight
We could carry food with us , so as not to have to enter any place to purchase it . '' Philip shook his head . `` We will halt at yonder clump of trees , '' he said . `` It is not yet midnight , and then we can talk the matter over further . '' As soon as they halted , he unrolled his cloak . `` Do you , mademoiselle , and your attendant lie down here . We shall be but a short distance away , and two of us will keep watch ; therefore you can sleep without fear of surprise . ''