eight o'clock in the morning
The suspicion excited by this circumstance was increased by the evasive answers given to the Colonel 's repeated inquiries as to the point on which Hintza wished the troops to march . `` We are going right , '' was the only answer that could be elicited from the taciturn savage . After crossing the range of the Guadan Hills , the troops bivouacked on the Guanga , and here Hintza became more communicative , said that he wished them to march towards the mouth of the Bashee , by a route which he would point out , and that they must move at midnight . This was done , and they continued to move forward till eight o'clock in the morning , observing as they went the spoor of numerous herds of cattle that had been driven in that direction quite recently . The men , being tired , were then halted for refreshment . At this point Hintza became particularly uneasy at the vigilance with which he was watched . `` What have the cattle done , '' he said testily , `` that you should want them ?