about
midnight
Mary was placed beside the captive chief , and they set out on their return , well satisfied with the result of the expedition . The return -- The young chief in confinement -- Joe 's fun -- His reward -- The ring -- A discovery -- William 's recognition -- Memories of childhood -- A scene -- Roughgrove 's history -- The children 's parentage . The party on their return did not travel so rapidly as they had advanced . They moreover halted in a grove which they espied about midnight , and finding a spreading tree that had entirely shielded a small space of ground from the snow , they kindled a fire , arranged their robes , and reposed a few hours . The captive chief was still sullen and unresisting . He was suffered to recline in the sled enveloped in skins , with his hands and feet yet bound , and an extra cord passed round his body , the end of which Sneak held in his hand while he slept . When daylight appeared , they set forward again in a moderate pace , and arrived at Glenn 's domicil at evening twilight .