eight o'clock
His clothes had dried upon him ; in spite of his hunger he was refreshed by his night 's sleep ; he was convinced that , once in the open , he could elude capture . He pulled back the curtain again in order to reconnoitre . It was well to be as familiar as possible with the immediate lay of the land , so as to avail himself of any advantages it might offer . The colors of sunrise had disappeared , and he judged that it must be seven or eight o'clock . Between the rifts of the lower hills the lake was flashing silver , while where Vermont had been nothing but a mass of shadow , blue-green mountains were emerging in a triple row , from which the last veils of vapor were being dragged up into the firmament On the left , the Adirondacks were receding into translucent dimness , in a lilac haze of heat . With an effort to get back the woodcraft suddenly inspired by his first dash for freedom , he ran his eye over the landscape , noting the points with which he was familiar . To the west , in a niche between Graytop and the double peak of Windy Mountain , he could place the county-town ; to the north , beyond the pretty headlands and the shining coves , the prison of Plattsville was waiting to receive him .