midnight
The men salaamed and started on their journey . Chapter 22 : In which is given a full , true , and particular account of the Battle of the Carts . Desmond expected that Mohun Lal would reach Santipur shortly after nightfall . He himself might hope to arrive there , if not intercepted at Khulna or Amboa , at any time between midnight and three o'clock , according to the state of the river . It was approaching dusk when he drew near to Khulna . The boats having been tied up to the bank , as the custom was , Desmond sent the Babu to find out from the Company 's gumashta there whether news of the capture of Cossimbazar Fort had reached the bazar , and if any runner had come in from the north . In an hour the Babu returned .