midnight
He sat his saddle in silence for a while , looking at the unfinished log bridge and up at the bluffs opposite . `` I feel confident that Butler is there , '' he said bluntly . `` But what I wish to know is where this accursed Chinisee Castle stands . Boyd , take four men , move rapidly just before midnight , find out where this castle stands , and report to me at sunrise . '' Boyd saluted , hesitated , then asked permission to speak . And when the General accorded it , he explained his plan to take Amochol at the Chinisee Castle , and that this matter would neither delay nor interfere with a prompt execution of his present orders . `` Very well , '' nodded the General , `` but take no more than four men , and Mr. Loskiel and his Indians with you ; and report to me at sunrise . ''