about midnight
One of the two men stepped forward . `` We did n't think much of it in a general way , '' he said , `` leastways not until we heard at the pub about the robbery . You see , me and my mate camped last night about five miles out on the road . As near as we can say , it was somewhere about midnight when Bill -- my mate , '' he added as he waved his hand towards his companion , `` looked out of the tent . ` Hullo , Jim , ' he says , ` what 's this ? Here , come and look , quick . ' You see , from where our camp was we could get a view half a mile down the road .