about eleven o'clock
`` Every step takes us just so much nearer the coast , and one glimpse of the sea will repay us for all our exertions . '' It seemed as if even Poyor was affected by the heat . He no longer strode forward at such a rapid pace ; but lagged from time to time as badly as either member of the party . Cummings urged first one and then another on until about eleven o'clock in the forenoon , and then he said , coming to a full stop by the side of the stream they had been following : `` We can now afford to indulge in a siesta , and shall probably travel all the better for frequent halts . Later in the day one of us will do a little hunting , and the march need not come to an end until it is no longer light enough for us to see the way . '' To this very welcome proposition no one had any objections to offer , and in the shortest possible space of time only the sentinel , which on this occasion proved to be Teddy , was left awake . It was dull work sitting there listening to the droning of the insects ; but no member of the party could have kept watch more conscientiously than did he , and when it seemed impossible to hold his eyes open any longer he paced to and fro to prevent them from closing .