two o'clock
Stas , Kali , and Mea during that time put the caravan in order . They brought from the ravine the top of the tent , saddled the horses , and put the packages on the donkey and buried under the roots of the tree those things which they could not take with them . Drowsiness terribly assailed them at the work , and Stas , from fear that they should fall asleep , permitted himself and them to take short naps in turn . It was perhaps two o'clock when they started on their further journey . Stas held Nell before him ; Kali rode with Mea on the other horse . They did not ride at once down the ravine , but proceeded between its brink and the forest . The young jungle had grown considerably during the rainy night ; the soil under it , however , was black and bore traces of fire .