about one o'clock in the morning
Ned felt very comfortable in the hay . The night was cold without , but here he was snug and warm . He waited for those older and more experienced than himself to decide upon their course and he knew that Obed or the Ring Tailed Panther would speak in time . He was almost in a doze when Obed said that it must be about one o'clock in the morning . `` You ai n't far wrong , '' said the Ring Tailed Panther , `` but I 'd wait at least another hour . That ball will be over then , if we did n't break it up when we were in the garden . '' They waited the full hour , and then they stole from the hay .