about midnight
She said if any more sat up it would frighten the deer . '' `` All right , '' agreed Bessie . `` That would be lots of fun . '' So they slept for an hour or so , and then , about midnight , got up and went down to the shore of the lake , to a spot where a narrow trail came out of the woods . There they hid themselves behind some brush and placed Dolly 's camera and a flashlight powder , to be ready in case the deer appeared . They waited a long time . But at last there was a rustling in the trees , and they could hear the branches being pushed aside as some creature made its way slowly toward the water .