about midnight
The day passed slowly . Tom went carefully over the aeroplane , to see that it was in shape for a quick flight , and he looked to the wall of the hut -- the wall that was to be pulled from place to afford egress for the air craft . They went to bed early that night -- the night they hoped would be their last in giant land . It must have been about midnight when Tom suddenly awoke . He thought he heard a noise outside the hut and in a moment he had jumped up . `` Repel boarders ! '' cried Tom .