midnight
Ned lay down in the place that he had chosen . It was only the middle of the afternoon , but he had become so inured to hardship that he slept quickly . Several shots were fired before twilight came , but they did not awaken him . At midnight King , according to his request , took him by the shoulder and he stood up . `` Nothing of importance has happened , '' said King . `` You can see the camp fires of the Mexicans in the wood , but as far as we can tell they are not making any movement . '' `` Probably they are content to wait for the main force , '' said Ned .