two o'clock
At one o'clock , looking toward the cabin , Hans announced that he was hungry . `` No , not now , Hans , '' Edith answered . `` I could n't go back alone into that cabin the way it is , and cook a meal . '' At two o'clock Hans volunteered to go with her ; but she held him to his work , and four o'clock found the two graves completed . They were shallow , not more than two feet deep , but they would serve the purpose . Night had fallen . Hans got the sled , and the two dead men were dragged through the darkness and storm to their frozen sepulchre .