midnight
The story made clear another thing : That there must have been another boatload of their wrecked ship on the island . The waiting savages showed no disposition to attack under cover of darkness . Everything was quiet , and with reinforcements no doubt would resume the aggressive in the morning . It was approaching midnight and no one had retired . All were too busy listening and retailing stories to think of sleep . But they now had to consider the important things connected with their immediate security . Various plans were suggested , but none seemed to meet the conditions , and the Professor suggested that it might be well to make a careful reconnoiter of the enemy before deciding on a course .