midnight
They 'll make a comfortable bed for us , and well sleep just as well as if we were at home -- or a lot better , because there 'll be no one to be cross and make trouble for us in the morning . '' Bessie arranged the branches , and in a few moments they were asleep , lying close together . Pine branches make an ideal bed , but , even had their couch been uncomfortable , the two girls would have slept well that night ; they were too tired to do anything else . It was long after midnight , and both had been through enough to exhaust them . The sense of peace and safety that they found in this refuge in the woods more than made up for the strangeness of their surroundings , and when they awoke the sun was high . It was the sound of singing in the sweet , fresh voices of girls that aroused them in the end . And Bessie , the first to wake up , aroused Zara , and then peeped from the door of the cabin .