An hour before noon
Rime filled the air , and soon their clothing was coated with a film of frost . In the silvery moonlight they passed the black cliff of the Duck 's Head . They were well down the bay when daylight came , and at last the sun rose , and its glorious rays set the rime-filled air shimmering like a veil of silver . An hour before noon they reached Pinch-In Tickle , and stopped in the cabin to boil the kettle and eat a hasty luncheon . What memories it revived of the day when Charley first entered the door with Toby , and was first greeted by Skipper Zeb ! How miserable a place in which to live Charley thought it then ! How alone and deserted he felt !