nearly midnight
Keep your mouth shut , if you do n't want your hair lifted off your head . '' As the black boy certainly did not want his hair cut Indian fashion , he became silent at once . When they had travelled in this way until they could no longer hear the yells of the Indians and the popping of guns at the fort , Sam called a halt . It was now nearly midnight . `` Here is a good place to spend the rest of the night , '' he said , `` and we must be as still as we can . We can stay here till to-morrow night , and then we must try to get to Fort Glass . It 's about twelve or thirteen miles from here . ''