four in the afternoon
I suppose because the Indians there are more warlike than those of the pampas , and therefore likely to have furnished a larger contingent . Of course I had no reason for thinking so , but so it was . '' `` That was just what I thought , '' Hubert said ; and I the other Englishmen admitted that they had all entertained a somewhat similar idea . At four in the afternoon they were again in the saddle , having taken the precaution of filling their water-skins , and of watering the horses the last thing . `` How far do you think it is across , papa ? '' Hubert asked . `` It can not be very far , Hubert .