twelve o'clock
It seems almost like a dream , and I can hardly believe '' -- and here she stopped with a little shiver as she thought of the scene she had passed through with the band of bushwhackers . `` I would not think anything at all about it , '' Vincent said . `` And now I should recommend your getting to sleep as soon as you can . We will be off at daybreak and it is just twelve o'clock now . '' Five minutes later Lucy and her old nurse were snugly ensconced in their little bower , while Vincent and Dan stretched themselves at full length on the other side of the fire . In spite of the pain in his shoulder Vincent dozed off occasionally , but he was heartily glad when he saw the first gleam of light in the sky . He woke Dan .