eight o'clock before
Say we are two hours in getting down , and walking round to join Ibrahim . That will take us till one , and we shall have a good five hours before Father 's escape will be discovered . They will know that he ca n't have gone down the road , and it will take them fully two hours to search the fort , and all over the rock . It will be eight o'clock before they set out in pursuit , and by that time we ought to be well on the road between Cenopatam and Anicull . `` If we can manage to buy horses at Cenopatam , of course we will do so . We shall be there by five o'clock , and ought to be able to get them in a couple of hours . Once on horseback , we are safe .