ten o'clock
All these , with the exception of the scanty attire of two peasants , he hid for the present in some bushes near the path , then he rubbed Amuba 's skin and his own with a fluid he had obtained from Chigron ; and after putting on the peasants ' clothes they took their way toward the house of Ptylus . While Chebron went toward the temple , which was but a short distance from the house , Jethro and Amuba sat down by the wall close to the gate so that none could leave it without their knowledge . But beyond servants and visitors no one came out . At ten o'clock they heard the bolts of the gates fastened , but remained where they were until near midnight , when Chebron joined them . He had spent the time wandering from court to court of the temple , but beyond a solitary priest moving here and there replenishing the lamps of the altars he had seen no one , and had been himself entirely unnoticed . Amuba and Chebron were both inclined to be dispirited at the want of success of their watching , but Jethro chid them for their impatience . `` You do not suppose , '' he said , `` that you are going to find out a secret so well hidden by a few hours ' watching .