An hour after noon
Sometimes Thorpe became sensible that they had commenced a long detour ; but it was never an abrupt detour , unforeseen and blind . From three o'clock until eight they walked continually without a pause , without an instant 's breathing spell . Then they rested a half hour , ate a little venison , and smoked a pipe . An hour after noon they repeated the rest . Thorpe rose with a certain physical reluctance . The Indian seemed as fresh -- or as tired -- as when he started . At sunset they took an hour .