midnight
`` So the chances are nine out of ten that they 're our own people . Now , I wonder what they are and what they 're doing here . '' `` Patience , Dagaeoga , '' said the young Onondaga . `` We will learn by midnight . How often have I told you that you must cultivate patience before you are worthy to be an Onondaga ? '' `` I 'll bear it in mind , O worthy teacher . Your great age and vast learning compel me to respect your commands . ''