midnight
dod -- no -- nothing ! I did n't say it -- but I 'll _ do _ what you want me to , '' said Sneak . `` I think _ you _ will not suffer for the want of sleep , '' continued Boone ; `` and I wish you to go out and get as many of the neighbours to join us as possible . You can go to three or four houses by midnight , sleep a little , and meet us here , or in the prairie , in the morning . '' `` I shall cut stick -- if I do n't I wish I may be do -- I -- _ indeed _ I will ! '' and before he ceased speaking he was rushing through the gate . The little party then took a hasty repast , and , throwing themselves on the couches , endeavoured to sleep .