ten o’clock
I thought , and still think , that there was a great deal of wisdom in this remark , simple as it seems . Oh ! surely many of these savages whom we white men despise , are no fools . After about an hour 's march we camped till the moon rose which it did at ten o'clock , when we went on again till near dawn , as it was thought better that Stephen should travel in the cool of the night . I remember that our cavalcade , escorted before , behind and on either flank by the Mazitu troops with their tall spears , looked picturesque and even imposing as it wound over those wide downs in the lovely and peaceful light of the moon . There is no need for me to set out the details of the rest of our journey , which was not marked by any incident of importance . Stephen bore it very well , and Brother John , who was one of the best doctors I ever met , gave good reports of him , but I noted that he did not seem to get any stronger , although he ate plenty of food .