one o'clock
It was no longer necessary to travel by night , and at eight o'clock they started again . They kept a sharp look-out from every eminence , and once or twice saw parties of mounted men in the distance and made detours to avoid them . So far as they were aware , however , they were not observed . The distance to be ridden from their last halting-place was about thirty-five miles , and at one o'clock they were within five miles of Estcourt . On an eminence about a mile in front of them they saw a solitary horseman . `` That is evidently one of our scouts , '' Chris said . `` I dare say there is a party of them somewhere behind him .