midnight
Then he rose and fled in the direction he had chosen . He did not stop until the next night , covering a distance of about thirty miles , and although he heard nothing further then from the warriors , he knew the pursuit was still on . But he was so far ahead that he believed he could take rest with safety , and , creeping into a thicket , he made his bed once more among the leaves of last year . He slept soundly , but awakening at midnight , he scouted a bit about his retreat . Finding no evidence that the enemy was near , he slept again until dawn . Then he renewed the flight , turning a little more toward the north . He yet had enough of the deer meat to last , with economy , three or four days , and he did not trouble himself for the present about the question of a further food supply .