He noticed it in Colonel Winchester's tone, and he noticed it, too, in the voices of Colonel Newcomb and Major Hertford, who came presently to confer with Winchester.
But the boy fell into his doze again, while they were talking.

Warner and Pennington, who had done less arduous duties, were sound asleep near him, the low flames now and then throwing a red light on their tanned faces.

It seemed to him that it was about half way between midnight and morning, and the hum and murmur had sunk to a mere minor note.

But his sleepy eyes still saw the dim forms of men passing about, and then he fell into his uneasy doze again.
When he awoke once more it was misty and dark, but he felt that the dawn was near.

In the east a faint tint of silver showed through the clouds and vapors.