about three o'clock
`` Anyhow , the point does n't seem to matter , and I 'm anxious to find out whether there 's anything to eat in the tepees . '' They hurried on , and discovered only a few skins in the first tent . Then , separating , they eagerly searched the rest without result , and when they met again were forced to the conclusion that there was no food in the place . It was about three o'clock and a threatening afternoon . The light was dim and a savage wind blew the snow about . They stood with gloomy faces in the shelter of the largest tepee , feeling that luck was hard against them . `` These northern Indians have often to put up with short commons while the snow lies , '' Benson remarked .