About three o'clock in the afternoon
The next time he was asked by Bluff to accompany him in the boat Jerry 's answer would be of a different nature . This was a time when his laziness cost him dearly , he admitted to himself , as he watched Bluff lift a struggling bass into the boat , and then heard him give a yell of triumph . Will had long since finished developing the films , and all they had heard him say with reference to them was that they seemed to have turned out `` pretty fair . '' About three o'clock in the afternoon , however , he set to work and printed a lot of proofs by the aid of the sun which aroused the interest and admiration of the other three . Frank in particular was delighted to find they would have such splendid views by which to remember their singular adventure . The one of `` Old Aaron and His Rod , '' as Will designated it , was perfectly clear and reflected considerable credit on the artist who had snatched it off on the spur of the moment . Over the proof that showed the strange ledge of rock under which the two storm-bound fugitives had passed the night , Bluff and Jerry lingered longest .