about seven o'clock
Dotty gave a loud scream , a long halloo , tapping her fingers against her mouth as she did so , making a peculiar mountain cry , known to campers . `` All right , I 'll do that , too , '' and Dolly set up a rival yell . But though both girls did their best , their screams were not very loud and they were followed by a silence , so intense , that they shivered and clung together in fear . The dark had fallen suddenly , and though only about seven o'clock , in the thick woods , they could scarcely see each other 's faces . Appalled by the awfulness of the situation , Dolly burst into tears , and though not as violent as Dotty 's , her sobs were deep and racking ones . `` Oh , do n't , Dollyrinda , _ do n't _ cry so ! I 'll never forgive myself for losing you in these awful woods ! ''