one o'clock in the morning
It sounded good , and they were impatient to put it into operation . That afternoon Tom and his friends went carefully over every inch of their craft , to repair it and have it in perfect working order . Guns were cleaned , and plenty of ammunition laid out . Then , shortly after one o'clock in the morning the ship was sent up , and with the searchlight ready to be turned on instantly , and with his electric rifle near at hand , Tom Swift guided his craft on to the attack . Soon they could see the glow of dying fires in the dwarfs ' village , but no sound came from the sleeping hordes of red imps . `` Can you make out the hut , Tom ? '' asked Ned , as he stood at his chum 's side in the steering tower , and gazed downward on the silent village .