midnight
`` There 's not a place big enough for a dog to lie on ! '' Supper made Rattling Bill a little more amiable , though not much more forgiving to his foes . A three-quarters moon soon afterwards shed a faint light on the host , which , except the sentries , was sound asleep . Towards midnight a solitary figure moved slowly towards the place where the captives lay and awakened Miles , who sat up , stared , winked , and rubbed his eyes two or three times before he could bring himself to believe that his visitor was no other than the chief of the host -- Mohammed ! `` Rise . Com . I speak small Engleesh . ''