four in the morning
The lion was packed off to be inspected , then photographed , and on the way back Jack knocked over a small Grant 's gazelle , which would make the food supply a sufficient one . Charlie received many compliments on his first lion from von Hofe and Schoverling , and regretted that keeping the skin was impossible under the circumstances . At six that evening they outspanned the oxen , fed and watered them at a waterhole , and rested for three hours , during which all the party slept save Schoverling , who remained on guard . At nine the march was taken up again , and they went on steadily until four in the morning . The night was cold . Overhead on the horizon blazed the Southern Cross , while the moon afforded a good light . At seven in the morning the oxen were inspanned and they went forward until noon .