about midnight
Aboh agreed , fully believing what Charley said ; indeed , there was every probability that he or some of his people would be fixed on by the witch-doctor , when they would to a certainty be put to death . `` I 'll make them suppose that I 'm as bad as the king , or worse , '' said Tom . As soon as it was evening Tom repeated his howls and shrieks , with even more vehemence , if possible , than before . Just about midnight , when all the people were in bed , Aboh sallied forth . We anxiously waited his return . At last he came back with Shimbo , followed by a dozen of his tribe , who had managed to possess themselves not only of bows and arrows , but of spears and hangers , and were altogether very well armed . Not a moment was to be lost .