He would not agree to it.

Able and ambitious, he refused, nevertheless.

Perhaps he did not yet understand the full fighting power of the Texans, and he feared to be identified with failure, in case they made the assault upon San Antonio.
When Ned and his comrades withdrew from the tent they went to one of the breakfast fires, where they ate broiled strips of buffalo and deer, and drank coffee.

Then Ned rolled in his blankets, and slept under an oak tree.

When he awoke about noon he sprang to his feet with a cry of joy and surprise.