midnight
We know this was the case . The passage of the Angara was thus open to the besiegers . There was great reason for the Russians to be on their guard . Up to midnight nothing had occurred . On the Eastern side , beyond the Bolchaia Gate , all was quiet . Not a glimmer was seen in the dense forest , which appeared confounded on the horizon with the masses of clouds hanging low down in the sky . Lights flitting to and fro in the Angara camp , showed that a considerable movement was taking place .