about one o'clock
`` Never you mind me -- when you belong to the association you will know as much as I do . I 'll give you the credit of saying that the job you undertook was well conducted , and only failed through the old fellow 's shrewdness . Now drive on , and do n't be bashful . '' `` We agreed upon a night , '' Jackson continued , `` and about one o'clock we crept into old Critchet 's tent , and began digging where we supposed the dust was buried , but to our disappointment found it was gone . `` My companion was so enraged that he uttered an exclamation loud enough to awaken his uncle , and he sprang from his bed and shouted for help . We feared that his cries would bring assistance , when we knew that our errand would be suspected , and that our arrest would be certain . We seemed animated by a kindred feeling , and both of our knives struck the old fellow at the same moment .