nearly midnight
Now you look pretty tired , Fulton . Suppose you roll up in some blankets there by the wall and take a nap . '' `` I do n't want to sleep now , '' said Ned . `` You remember that I slept until nearly midnight . But I would like to stretch out a while . It 's not very restful to be hunted through woods by Mexicans , even if you do get away . '' Ned lay by the wall upon the blankets and watched the sun go slowly up the arch of the heavens .