twelve o'clock at night
It has always been so considered . '' `` Well , sir , to go on : we waited till dusk , and then we continued our march towards False Bay as fast as we could . We knew that there were farmers down in the valley , or rather on the sides of the hills , and we hoped to obtain , by some means or other , two more muskets . It was near twelve o'clock at night , with a bright moon , when we had a sight of the water in False Bay , and soon afterwards we heard the baying of a large dog , and not far from us we distinguished two or three farmhouses , with their cattle-folds and orchards . We then looked for a hiding-place , where we might remain till the morning ; we found one between some large pieces of rock . We agreed that one should watch while the other two slept ; this Hastings undertook to do , as he was not inclined to sleep . At daylight he woke Romer and me , and we made our breakfast .