midday
By the time we have had our breakfast , '' he went on to Frank , `` the mist will have lifted , and we shall have some chance of seeing where we have been cast away , and can talk over what 's the best thing to be done in this here business . '' The iron plate was replaced on the cabin , the fire was lit , and coffee and fried bacon were soon ready . The first sparkle of the sun through the leaves brought a shout of delight from the negroes , and directly the meal was over they cut away some of the small branches and let the sun stream in on to the roof of the cabin . `` That 's enough , boys , '' Hiram said ; `` by midday we shall be glad of the shade . Now , let you and I light our pipes , lad , and take a survey , and then talk this job over . '' On looking round , they found that the passage , or creek , in which they were was some eighty yards wide ; ahead it seemed to narrow ; behind them , a bend shut out the view a quarter of a mile away . `` That 's just what I expected .