about midday
Ralph , I slew all three , -- may the Lord have mercy on my soul ! I knew not what to think of that attack , the peace with the Indians being so profound , and I began to fear for thy wife 's safety . She knew not the woods , and I managed to turn our steps back toward Jamestown without her knowledge that I did so . It was about midday when we saw the gleam of the river through the trees before us , and heard the sound of firing and of a great yelling . I made her crouch within a thicket , while I myself went forward to reconnoitre , and well-nigh stumbled into the midst of an army . Yelling , painted , maddened , brandishing their weapons toward the town , human hair dabbled with blood at the belts of many -- in the name of God , Ralph , what is the meaning of it all ? '' `` It means , '' I said , `` that yesterday they rose against us and slew us by the hundred .