seven in the evening
It was bordered in most places with sharp rocks against which the waters of the lake beat heavily . Its channel was some thirty feet deep , so that the `` Terror '' could take shelter either upon the surface or under water . In two or three places the steep banks gave way to sand beaches which led to little gorges reaching up toward the woods , two or three hundred feet . It was seven in the evening when our carriage reached these woods . There was still daylight enough for us to see easily , even in the shade of the trees . To have crossed openly to the edge of the creek would have exposed us to the view of the men of the `` Terror , '' if she were still there , and thus give her warning to escape . `` Had we better stop here ? ''