midnight
It was certainly a dismal and dreary outlook , and it did not help matters much to run the launch under the wide overhanging boughs of several trees growing at the edge of the lake . They were in something of a cove , so the view was shut off on three sides . `` I wish we had brought along some extra blankets , '' said Sam . `` If it is raw now what will it be by midnight ? '' `` Had n't we better build a little campfire ? '' questioned Fred . `` It will make it ever so much more pleasant . ''