about nine o'clock
yes ! we 'll settle the rascals , we 'll push them ! They 'll see enough of us ! '' I left Jean Buche with his pipe , and as we were on guard , Zébédé went about nine o'clock to relieve the sentinels at the head of the picket . I stepped a little out of the circle and stretched myself in a furrow a few steps in the rear with my knapsack under my head . The weather was warm , and we heard the crickets long after the sun went down . A few stars shone in the heavens .