midnight
I 'm to come back and report , sir ? '' `` Of course . No doubt you will meet us on the way . '' On reaching Daudpur Desmond selected twenty Sepoys who knew the country and ordered them to be ready to start with him at midnight . Bulger and Mr. Toley he had already informed of his mission , and he found them more than eager to share in it . Just after midnight the little party set out . A march of some four hours brought them to the outskirts of Murshidabad .