about midnight
asked Robert . `` No , '' replied Tayoga . `` They will wait until the dawn and pick up the trail anew . '' `` Then we 'd better start again about midnight . '' `` I think so , too . '' Meanwhile , lying comfortably among the fallen trees and leaves , they waited in silence . The long stay in the windrow served Robert well , more than atoning for the drain made upon his strength by their rapid flight .