midnight
So , for two hours , fortunes of the fight swayed to and fro . When night fell , the battle was still undecided . Simon and Antonio , seeing the wreck deserted , collected the necessary arms and provisions . They intended to prepare for flight at midnight , if circumstances permitted . Antonio went off to reconnoitre , while Simon watched over the repose of his two patients . Lord Bakefield , although fit to travel , was still badly pulled down and slept , though his sleep was disturbed by nightmares . But Simon 's presence restored to Isabel all her energy , all her vitality .