eight o'clock in the morning
As the sun arose and looked down into the green pools vapors arose , vapors unpleasant to the nostrils and bewildering to the sight . Presently the boys came to a little knoll from which they could look a long way into the jungle stretching around them . Below were slimy thickets , tangles of creepers and vines which seemed to be sentient , but no signs of the work of man . It was now eight o'clock in the morning , and the boys were worn out and hungry . `` If they 're out lookin ' for us , '' Jimmie said , `` I 'll give 'em somethin' to follow . Watch me . '' `` But they wo n't be anywhere around here , '' Peter said , as Jimmie began gathering dry twigs and branches from the ground .