three o'clock in the morning
Be thankful that your brother is safe thus far . As long as he remains quiet I do n't think the rebels will harm him . '' Ben could not but believe that this was good advice , and he agreed to do as the major thought best . It was now three o'clock in the morning , and half an hour later they started , thinking to rejoin their command before daylight . It was an exhausting tramp , the more so because Brownell had to be assisted by one or the other for the entire distance . `` I 'm a great drag , '' sighed the wounded soldier . `` Perhaps you had better push on and let me shift for myself . ''