about midnight
The redskins at once lay down to sleep , and Jake followed their example . Harold lay quiet thinking over the events which had happened to him in the last three years , while Cameron lay with his face turned toward the lamp with a set , anxious look on his face . Several times he crawled to the entrance and listened when the crack made by some breaking bough came to his ear . Hours passed and at last Harold dozed off , but Cameron 's eyes never closed until about midnight the blanket at the entrance moved and Peter entered . `` Hae ye seen the ithers ? '' Cameron exclaimed . `` No , and were not likely to , '' Peter answered .