nearly six o'clock before
And Stonor was pretty sure that Mary was not over-working herself at the paddle , so that it was not too much to hope that he was catching up on them at this rate . Thinking of their outfit , Stonor wondered how Imbrie would feed Clare ; the ordinary fare of the Kakisas would be a cruel hardship on her . Such are the things one worries about in the face of much more dreadful dangers . It had been nearly six o'clock before Stonor left Myengeen 's village , and the sun went down while he was still far from the head of the lake . He surveyed the flat shores somewhat anxiously . Nowhere , as far as he could see , was there any promising landing-place . In the end he decided to sail on through the night .