midnight
We must get across before he can get round . '' `` How far across ? '' `` Less than twenty miles ... . There soon after midnight ... . Steal a boat if necessary . '' We settled down into a steady walk and got our wind back , and my spirits rose , and hope showed head once more . If we could get across to Sercq before Torode could lay us by the heels , we would be safe among our own folks , and , unless I was very much mistaken , he would no more than visit Herm and away before I could raise Peter Port against him .