noon
Pontgrave was to return to France . Ralph Destournier had half a mind to accompany him , but he was young and adventurous and desirous of seeing more of this strange country . At last he cast in his lot with them for the year at least . October was a gorgeous month with its changing colors , its rather sharp nights when the log fires were a delight , and its days of sunshine that brought a summer warmth at noon . At night the sky sparkled with stars . The buildings were calked on the outside and hung with furs within . Harsh winds swept down from the northwest , everything was hooded with snow .