two o'clock
`` Do n't fire , Surajah , '' Dick said . `` They will have heard , from the man who has got away , that we are in the house opposite , and if they do n't find us there , they will think that we have gone on , and will ride down the valley till they are sure they must be ahead of us . Then they will search the ground carefully , as they come back , and altogether we may gain an hour ; and every moment is of use . It must be two o'clock now , and our troop generally gets here soon after seven . '' As he spoke , the horsemen drew up in front of the opposite hut . There was a momentary pause , and then a voice said : `` It is empty . '' Then followed the command : `` Ride on , men .