midnight
`` How shall we divide the time ? '' Jim asked . `` It does not make much difference , '' I replied . `` Very well , then , you can take it up to midnight , and I will look after the balance . '' So it was decided . It had now grown dark and we thought it best to look around together . As we came out of our rock shelter we saw our ponies standing with their backs to the storm and heads bent down , looking much dejected .