about midnight
The worst night of all arrived . More of the women and children fell sick , and they did not have the energy to build up bright fires . It was to Ross and Shif ` less Sol that this task fell ; but , though they kept the fires high , they accomplished little else . Paul lay down about midnight and slept several hours , but it was a troubled night . The savages did not rest . They were continually flitting about among the trees at the foot of the hill , and firing at the sentinels . Little flashes of flame burst out here and there in the undergrowth , and the crackle of the Indian rifles vexed continually .