midnight
The party with whom I was had suffered already in battle and had not had their revenge ; it was difficult to give that up ; but at last the chief got up and put his hand in mine . ` I should like to be a heathen a little longer , ' he said , ` but I will _ lotu _ as you so earnestly entreat me . ' _ Lotu _ is their name for embracing Christianity . Another young warrior joined him ; and there under the midnight moon , we worshipped God ; those two and those who were with me . In another part of the village a dozen women for the first time bowed the knee in the same worship . `` So far was well ; but it yet remained to induce the opposite hostile party to agree to peace ; you understand only one side was yet persuaded . Early the next morning I set about it .