nearly midnight
The passion which Leith displayed after receiving Holman 's bullet made us run forward like madmen each time we recalled the diabolical frenzy that he exhibited . We could not think of a good plan to circumvent the brute . The jungle hampered and maddened us , and although we knew that we had gone about our work in a blundering fashion , the circumstances were such that we could not improve our strategy in the future . We plunged on till nearly midnight , then Holman called a halt . `` We must sleep , '' he said . `` One can watch while the other two get some rest . '' Kaipi , who declared that he was never less inclined for slumber , agreed to take first watch , and Holman and I flung ourselves down upon the grass .