midnight
Let up ! '' `` Then you let up . '' `` I will . '' By midnight the worst of the storm was over , but it still rained steadily , and this kept up until almost daybreak . But then the wind shifted and the clouds scattered rapidly . Utterly worn out , the boys leaned against the tent poles and caught such `` cat naps '' as they could . When the young hunters finally emerged from the tent a surprise awaited them .