noon
In a little while they were wet to the skin , and it was miserably cold ; but they were used enough to the beat of wind and rain in their faces , and all declared that it was not `` so bad '' after all . To these hardy lads of The Labrador rain and cold was no great hardship . It was all in a day 's work , and scudding along before a good breeze , and looking forward to a good dinner in the kitchen at Fort Pelican , and to a snug bed at night , they quite forgot the cold and rain . During the morning the wind shifted to the westward , and before noon it drew around to the north-west . With the shift of wind the rain ceased , and the clouds broke . Then Andy lighted a fire in the stove , boiled the kettle and fried a pan of salt pork . Hot tea , with bread dipped in the warm pork grease , warmed them and put them in high spirits . ''