about nine in the morning
The forest was in the worst possible condition for movement ; the rain had damped the fern and undergrowth , and every branch showered raindrops upon him . It was now past sunset and the dusk was increasing ; this he welcomed as hiding him . He travelled on till nearly dawn , and then , turning to the right , swept round , and regained the line of the mountainous hills after sunrise . There he rested , and reached a camp about nine in the morning , having walked altogether since the preceding morning fully fifty miles . This camp was about fifteen miles distant from that of his friends ; the shepherds knew him , and one of them started with the news of his safety . In the afternoon ten of his friends came over to see him , and to reproach him . His weariness was so great that for three days he scarcely moved from the hut , during which time the weather was wet and stormy , as is often the case in summer after a thunderstorm .