one in the morning
Nothing that walks shall reach you while we live . '' `` Do n't be so sure , '' I answered , and we lay down in the bedroom with our clothes on and our rifles by our sides . The next thing I remember was someone shaking me by the shoulder . I thought it was Stephen , who had agreed to keep awake for the first part of the night and to call me at one in the morning . Indeed , he was awake , for I could see the glow from the pipe he smoked . `` Baas , '' whispered the voice of Hans , `` I have found out everything . They are loading the _ Maria _ with slaves , taking them in big boats from the island . ''