midnight
He kept spies continually watching his every movement , with orders to allow him full liberty to escape , but to follow and secure him before his purpose could be effected , and bring him in bonds to receive from Coubitant 's own hand the punishment of a coward and a deserter . But he waited in vain for any such attempt on the part of the young Sachem . Henrich never left the fortress , and employed himself in endeavoring to keep his men from sharing in the revelry and wild security of their countrymen . In this endeavor he had but little success , and Jyanough alone remained with his friend , and took no part in the noisy songs and dances that followed the feast , and con-tinned almost until midnight . Then a deep and profound stillness gradually succeeded to the barbarous noises of the wild festival ; and long before day-break the exhausted revellers were all buried in a heavy sleep . Even the watch , whose business it was to patrol round the fort , had that night carelessly left their respective stations , and come inside the palisades to light their pipes . Here they found none awake but the Nausett Sachem and his friend , who were slowly walking among the weary and sleeping warriors , attended only by a large and powerful dog .