one o'clock
He was made comfortable on some cushions in the stern and told to take it easy . `` I had no idea a deer would fight so fiercely , '' he said , when the others had resumed their rowing . `` Those hoofs were mighty hard and sharp , I can tell you ! '' By one o'clock the young hunters reached a spot that looked good enough for a midday camp , and going ashore they lit a fire and prepared dinner . They made themselves a pot of rich cocoa and of this Whopper partook freely and it seemed to strengthen him wonderfully . `` I think we ought to stay here until to-morrow , '' said Snap . `` It will give Whopper a chance to recover , '' and so it was decided , and the tent was gotten out and erected between two small trees which stood handy .