midnight
In the stillness the snores of the sleeping men sounded clearly ; surely it had not been that which had awakened him ? As his eyes grew accustomed to the darkness he saw dimly the outlines of a man 's figure approach Nancy 's tent and disappear behind it . He was wide awake on the instant . Some midnight marauder was trying to enter her tent . The pickets were far away . Captain Tucker , knowing they were within the Confederate lines , had relaxed his vigilance , and the camp was but lightly guarded . Goddard wasted no time in idle speculation .