midnight
`` We are going down to the village where they were captured , Maria . They hid their rifles and pistols there when they found the place was in the hands of the brigands . '' Three minutes later they started . There was a full moon , so they were able to ride fast , and it was just midnight when they arrived at the village . When they knocked at the house where their rifles had been left , the proprietor looked out from the upper window in great dismay , fearing that the brigands might have returned . However , as soon as he recognized the party he came down and opened the door . The arms were found where they had been hidden , and in five minutes they were again on their way , and arrived at Junin at five o'clock .