Eleven o'clock
Sure , if 't was him , he must ha ' been drinkin ' , for the corporal 's not the man to try and run off a horse when he 's in his sober sinses . '' The waning moon gave hardly enough light for effective search , but we did our best . Blake came out and joined us , looking very grave when he heard the news . Eleven o'clock came , and we gave it up . Not a sign of the marauder could we find . Potts was still absent from the bivouac when we got back , but Blake determined to make no further effort to find him . Long before midnight we were all soundly sleeping , and the next thing I knew my orderly was shaking me by the arm and announcing breakfast .