about two hours after midnight
` And their blue eyes , ' said the Indian . ` What can you expect of men who live in a country without a sun ? ' observed the Guebre . Alroy awoke about two hours after midnight . His companions were in deep slumber . The moon had set , the fire had died away , a few red embers alone remaining ; dark masses of shadow hung about the amphitheatre . He arose and cautiously stepped over the sleeping bandits .