midnight
I have kept our course rather to the west of the direct line , on purpose . It would be very awkward if we were to miss it . I believe the compass is right , and I have struck a match every hour to look at it ; but a very slight deviation would make a big difference , at the end of a hundred and fifty miles . '' It was just midnight when they saw the river before them . `` We ca n't go wrong now , Zaki . '' `` That is a comfort . How many miles are we above its junction with the White Nile ? ''