eight
o'clock
The night was never close and sultry . The air seems full of ozone , and scented with the balm of the great forest . So it was here as in many similar experiences with these hearty , healthy lads . So soundly did they sleep that it was after eight o'clock ere they opened their eyes . As they sprang up , half ashamed of themselves , the Indians chided them not , but one , in broken English , comforted them when he said : `` Plenty sleep , strong men , clear eye , firm grip ; good medicine . '' So they were comforted by this , and ever after when they overslept themselves they called it `` good medicine . '' The wolves and wolverine were already skinned , and so as soon as the boys had had their breakfasts , which had long been waiting them , they set off to visit the beaver dam .