About eleven o’clock
And do n't be afeard of killing ` em . '' He patted me on the back , and went off up the slope with Weldon . Polly Ann and I stood watching them until they were out of sight . About eleven o'clock Riley and Cutcheon moved off to the edge of a cane-brake near the water , and sat there for a while , talking in low tones . The horses were belled and spancelled near by , feeding on the cane and wild grass , and Polly Ann was cooking journey-cakes on a stone . `` What makes you so sober , Davy ? '' she said .