midnight
The five were reunited , and , having triumphed so often , he believed them to be equal to any new issue . Henry sat in a comfortable position on the dead leaves of last year , with his back against the stump of a tree blown down by some hurricane , his rifle across his knees . He did not move for a long time , exercising that faculty of keeping himself relaxed and perfectly still , but he never ceased to watch and listen . About half way between midnight and morning , he heard the hoot of the owl and also the long , whining cry of the wolf . He did not stir , but he knew that hoot of owl and whine of wolf alike came from Indian throats . At this hour of the night the red men were signaling to each other . It might be the Wyandots still in pursuit of the escaped prisoner , or , more likely , it was the vanguard of the hosts converging on Tuentahahewaghta -LRB- the landing place opposite the mouth of the Licking , the site of Cincinnati -RRB- .