about ten o'clock at night
In times of plenty he remembers there are days and years ahead . This was a satisfactory explanation to all . The loading up of the geese on the extra sleds was soon accomplished . A good warm supper was eaten , and then at about ten o'clock at night , when the frost had again hardened up the snow that had been so soft and slushy a few hours before , the home journey was begun , and among `` the wee small hours beyond the twelve , '' the welcome lights in Sagasta-weekee were seen , and the happy , tired excursionists were glad to hurry off and half bury themselves in the beds and pillows filled with the downy feathers of geese killed at the spring hunts of years before . Winter Adventures of Three Boys -- by Egerton R. Young Very rapid indeed is the transformation from one season to another in the high latitudes . When the long , steady winter breaks it does so with a suddenness that is startling to a person who observes it for the first time .