noon
There will be need of both , if we would lie warm to-night . '' Tignonville nodded assent and , wheeling his horse , rode to the head of the party , a faint smile playing about his mouth . A moment , and the main body moved off behind him , leaving Count Hannibal and six men to cover the rear . The mist , which at noon had risen for an hour or two , was closing down again , and they had no sooner passed clear of the wood than the trees faded out of sight behind them . It was not wonderful that they could not see Carlat . Objects a hundred paces from them were completely hidden . Trot , trot !