about nine o'clock
It was four o'clock in the morning when the lieutenant and the sergeant retired upon their bed of straw , though there was plenty of it , and it was a luxury to men who had been accustomed to lie at night on the ground . They had been fully twenty-four hours on their feet , and had been through a great deal of excitement during the day and the night . They were asleep about as soon as they struck the bed . Cuffy came to the barn about nine o'clock in the forenoon to attend to the horses . He led them all out to water , and then gave them another feed in tubs . His guests had complained of fatigue , and he allowed them to sleep as long as they desired . It was noon when Fronklyn awoke , and he had slept his full eight hours .