noon
Once , a canoe appeared in the distance . He shouted with all his might , but it was too far off . As it passed on out of sight he raised his eyes as if in prayer , but no sound escaped his compressed lips . It was noon when the accident occurred . Towards evening he felt as though his consciousness were going to forsake him , but the love of life was strong ; he tightened his grasp on the canoe . It was just then that he heard the voices of Ravenshaw 's party and shouted , but the cry , as we have said , was very feeble , and the poor fellow 's sense of hearing was dulled with cold and exhaustion , else he would have heard Lambert 's reply . `` Oh !