midnight
After two or three hours at the window Ned tried to sleep . There was a narrow bed against the wall , and he lay upon it , full length , but he did not even close his eyes . He became so restless that at last he rose and went to the window again . It must have been then past midnight . The noises had ceased . Evidently the Mexicans had everything ready . The wind blew cold upon his face , but it brought him no news of what was passing without .