one o'clock in the afternoon
The stingiest man in Minóok , who had refused to help them in their cabin , carried them food on the roof . A woman made and took them the Yukon remedy for their disease . They sat in state in sight of all men , and drank spruce tea . By one o'clock in the afternoon the river had risen eight feet , but the ice barrier still held . The people , worn out , went away to sleep . All that night the barrier held , though more ice came down and still the water rose . Twelve feet now .