ten o’clock
So they chatted till nine o'clock , when the Englishman and Colonial left to turn in . They found Halket asleep , close to the side of the tent , with his face turned to the canvas . And they lay down quietly that they might not disturb him . At ten o'clock all the camp was asleep , excepting the two men told off to keep guard ; who paced from one end of the camp to the other to keep themselves awake ; or stood chatting by the large fire , which still burnt at one end . In the Captain 's tent a light was kept burning all night , which shone through the thin canvas sides , and shed light on the ground about ; but , for the rest , the camp was dead and still . By half-past one the moon had gone down , and there was left only a blaze of stars in the great African sky . Then Peter Halket rose up ; softly he lifted the canvas and crept out .