11 o'clock
After so much noise , it was ominous , oppressive , surcharged with threats . Fewer lights than usual burned in the town and in the Mexican camp . All this stillness portended to Ned the coming storm , and he was right . His was a short watch , and at 11 o'clock he went off duty . It was silent and dark in the convent yard , and he sought his usual place for sleep in the hospital , where many of the Texans had been compelled to go , not merely to sleep , but because they were really ill , worn out by so many alarms , so much fighting and so much watching . But they were all now asleep , overpowered by exhaustion . Ned crept into his own dark little corner , and he , too , was soon asleep .