six o’clock
The oudoupa provisions were divided and formed very portable packets . Some mats and firearms completed their light equipment , all of which they took from the tomb of the chief . It is needless to say that their preparations were made within the inclosure , and that they were unseen by the savages . At six o'clock the steward served up a refreshing meal . Where or when they would eat in the valleys of the Ranges no one could foretell . So that they had to take in supplies for the future . The principal dish was composed of half a dozen rats , caught by Wilson and stewed .