half past eight
It is not a weakness , but an excellence in Great Bear to like the decorations . '' They lingered long over the board , protracting the feast far after the fall of night and interspersing it with pleasant conversation . The ruddy flames shone on their contented faces , and their light laughter came frequently to the ears of Garay . At half past eight the question , grown deadly by repetition , was asked , and , when only a curse came , Willet said : `` As it is night I 'll ask you , Achille Garay , for your papers only once every four hours . That is the interval at which we 'll change our guard , and we do n't wish , either , to disturb you many times in your pleasant slumbers . It would not be right to call a man back too often from the land of Tarenyawagon , who , you may know , is the Iroquois sender of dreams . '' Garay , whom they had now laid tenderly upon the floor of the hut , turned his face away , and Willet went back to the fire , humming in a pleased fashion to himself .