midday
Here we are all safe and sound and snug ! The winter gone , and nothin ' to worry about , but a wonderful lot to be thankful to the Lard for ! '' The days were long now , and with the coming of May the sun began to assert his strength . The snow softened at midday , and sealskin boots again took the place of buckskin moccasins . Toby and Charley , with dogs and komatik , hauled wood that Toby had cut in the fall , and more wood that Skipper Zeb felled each day , in preparation for another winter . `` Before we knows un the summer 'll be gone and the fishin ' over , and Dad 'll be settin ' up his traps again , and the winter 'll come , and I 'll not be havin ' you , Charley , '' said Toby sadly . When there was enough wood cut and hauled to the cabin , and the warm days of June came with their threat of a final break-up of the ice in the bay , Long Tom Ham appeared to take the dogs to Lucky Bight for the summer .