about two o'clock
You ought to be back here by to-morrow . ' ` And shall we find the horses ? ' ` We shall find them even if we had to drag them out of the thieves ' bowels , ' said the Soltys , looking fierce . It was about two o'clock when Maciek was ready to start . The Soltys hinted that the child had better be left behind , but his wife was so angry at the suggestion that he desisted . So Maciek tied her up again in the old bits of clothing and went his way . He easily found Kasztan 's tracks on the highroad and followed them for an hour , when he thought that he must be nearing the thieves ' quarters , for the tracks had been covered up , and finally led into the ravines .