nearly
midnight
The wind came in through the holes which were so small that the fire did not go out . Then he wrapped the container in a piece of leather and held it to his chest . When they were in the tower , standing guard , and his companions began drinking , the Albanian hid the container in a hole so that the fire would not go out . They had some large drums , and they stayed there drinking and beating them until it was nearly midnight . There were special liqueurs in the wine to bring on sleep . And with the pleasure of drink the guards slept so soundly that they never awoke . When the Albanian saw that the counter-round had gone by and the guards were sleeping , he took out the fire-box , and hid its light with his cape .