midnight
And how I am to get back to camp without a boat is more than I can settle . '' Blowing out the bit of candle , he placed it in his pocket and left the den . On all sides were the thick bushes already described , and poor Dick knew not which way to turn . He listened once more , but hardly a sound broke the midnight silence . `` Might as well strike out as to stay here , '' he said . `` I do n't think they 'll come back in very much of a hurry , and perhaps they wo n't come until morning . '' Pushing his way through the bushes he at last reached a tiny stream that poured over the rocks .