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"It is very well, this night-watching," he once observed, "but what we have most to fear is the open daylight. These mounted Indians seldom attack in the darkness." Thurstane knew all this, but he did not say so; for he was a wise, considerate commander already, and he had learned not to chill an informant. He looked at Coronado inquiringly, as if to say, What do you propose?
It was only during the last ten days that he had agreed to pay him for night-watching, leaving the man to do as much additional day-work as he pleased for which, of course, he would be paid at the regular contract price.
She did not leave me anything, notwithstanding my devotion to her interests and to her personally. After that I wanted to be cured of an ailment caused by night-watching and hard work, and as I had used up my savings, I resolved to go to the hospital of Saint-Louis, which I have just left, cured." "Very good, my child," said Madame Graslin, touched by this simple explanation.
"Oh, thank you thank you, Jack!" she sobbed. At that moment a strange incident was taking place in Dorothy's room. Almost thoroughly exhausted with night-watching, Dorothy had fallen asleep in a chair, in which she had sat down for a few moments' rest. Was it only a vision? she wondered, or did she hear some one call her name softly: "Dorothy! Dorothy!"
For aught she could detect, they expressed no thanks, gave no flicker of recognition. But the child had been watching them too, and was quicker by one-fifth of a second, perhaps. It was half-past eight, and the sister turned low the single gas-jet. She would retire now to her own room, change her dress for the night-watching, and return in about twenty minutes.
'Night-watching, eh? said Mould, rubbing his chin. 'From eight o'clock till eight, sir. I will not deceive you, Mrs Gamp rejoined. 'And then go back, eh? said would. 'Quite free, then, sir, to attend to Mr Chuffey. His ways bein' quiet, and his hours early, he'd be abed, sir, nearly all the time.
You must ha' been paying 'er some attention to make 'er carry on like this." I thought Rupert would ha' bust, and the things he said to the man wot was spending money like water to rescue 'im was disgraceful. We got to the wharf at last, and I was glad to see that my pal 'ad got tired of night-watching and 'ad gone off, leaving the gate open.
Why not rather ascribe my tardiness at parade to some less flattering cause a head-ache fatigue from night-watching indolence, or even a little entetement, arising from the denial of a very imprudent request I made to Captain Headley last evening, to allow me the command of a detachment for a particular purpose. Pardon me, I have made quite a speech, but indeed you compel me."
I went back into the dark office and waited, and by and by I 'eard them coming along to the gate and patting 'im on the back and saying he ought to be in a pantermime instead o' wasting 'is time night-watching. He left 'em at the gate, and then 'e came into the office smiling as if he'd done something clever. "Wot d'ye think of me for a understudy?" he ses, laughing. "They all thought it was you.
On the following morning we rose betimes to see the meeting between the god of day and those white-robed sentinels of time. We hardly dared to hope for a clear atmosphere. Only the stars, perhaps a little weary with night-watching, were visible now. A fine sunrise to follow so beautiful a sunset would be almost too good fortune.
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