about two o'clock in the morning
The trails they had left in the snow when they hunted wood would soon be covered up by the continued fall , and for the night , at least , there would be no danger from the warriors . He felt an immense comfort and security , and by-and-by fell asleep again . Tayoga soon followed him to slumberland , and Willet once more watched alone . Tayoga relieved Willet about two o'clock in the morning , but they did not awaken Robert at all in the course of the night . They knew that he would upbraid them for not summoning him to do his share , but there would be abundant chance for him to serve later on as a sentinel . The Onondaga did not arouse his comrades until long past daylight , and then they opened their eyes to a white world , clear and cold . The snow had ceased falling , but it lay several inches deep on the ground , and all the leaves had been stripped from the trees , on the high point where they lay .