nearly midnight
This indeed , for the sake of my father and uncle and the other wounded men , we were anxious to do . We kept , as may be supposed , a look-out for the Indians . The lesson they had received , however , had taught them that we were not to be attacked with impunity , but we saw them from time to time hovering in the distance . Night set in while we were still far from the fort , but the sergeant advising us to keep on , we did so , but it was nearly midnight when we arrived . The commandant received us most kindly , giving up his own room to my mother and her young charges , while my father and Uncle Denis were skilfully treated by the surgeon of the garrison , as were the other wounded men . His opinion was , however , that they would be utterly unfit to continue their journey for some time to come . This was a severe trial to them , as they were anxious to proceed in spite of the dangers we were likely to encounter .