midnight
Go , call your sister and the English girl , your voice will alarm them less than mine . I will rouse up my traitorous followers -- for we must be away from hence without delay . We know not what weather the morning 's sun may bring . '' It was still almost as dark as at midnight , when Paolo summoned the two ladies . They soon made their appearance , prepared for their perilous voyage , and refreshed by their night 's slumber , notwithstanding their extraordinary position and the rudeness of their couch . Zappa 's first care was to arrange the provisions in the centre of the raft ; over them he erected the tent , which , though much reduced in size , afforded sufficient shelter for the ladies . He then summoned them to take the seats he had arranged ; but it was not without some fear and hesitation that they left the firm rock for so frail an ark , and it was not till Ada recollected the danger of remaining , that she could persuade herself to go on board , followed by Nina .