five o'clock
There was little or no view from the spring , for peaks and buttes closely hemmed it in . The November shadows deepened early on the strange , winding , almost subterranean trail , and although when they reached the cottonwood , it was not sundown , they made camp at once . Diana 's tent was set up in the sand to the right of the spring . Enoch collected a meager supply of wood and before five o'clock supper had been prepared and eaten . For a time , after this was done , Enoch and Diana sat before the tiny eye of fire , listening to the subdued chatter with which Jonas and Na-che cleared up the meal . Suddenly , Enoch said , `` Diana , how brilliant the stars are , to-night ! Why ca n't we climb to the top of the butte for a little while ?