midnight
As the enemy has appeared in unexpectedly large numbers , two brigades of Wood 's division have been sent from Bell 's Pass to the North . The private secretary changed the position of several blocks on the map , moving the flags at Bell 's Pass and pushing two little blue flags in the direction of Georgetown . Then he took the report to the President . At midnight the report came that the stubborn resistance of the enemy at Georgetown had made it advisable to send Wilson 's last brigade from Bell 's Pass to the North . `` Our last reserves , '' said the President , looking at the map ; `` we 're playing a venturesome game . '' Then he glanced at his secretary and saw that the latter was utterly exhausted . And no wonder , for he had n't slept a wink in three nights .