About four o'clock
Such a night as that was -- the boys had never passed a more unpleasant one in all their previous experience . It became very cold in the cabin , despite the half-way decent fire they kept going all night , and their blankets did not seem to be sufficient covering to induce warmth , for Maurice was shivering most of the time . A flimsy boat like the one they were on can seem like an iceberg during a heavy wind that sweeps across a wide stretch of rough water , and comes straight out of the Alaska region ; then , the waves that were kicked up by its passage across the river dashed against the side of the boat and flew in spray over the very top of the cabin , freezing upon the wall in great icicles , and adding to the general discomfort , for in the morning they had difficulty in breaking their way out of the door . About four o'clock Maurice could not stand it any longer , and getting up , he pulled on his sweater and sat down to make the stove red hot , after which it became fairly comfortable in the cabin and Thad slept on . Luckily the storm was of short duration , and with the morning the wind seemed to have gone down considerably , with promise of a further mitigation of the cold during the day . Of course , neither of the boys enjoyed such an experience , but they were of a philosophical turn of mind and ready to accept things as they eame along , making the most of the good and enduring the evil when it could not be avoided . Lucky the lad who has been blessed with a disposition after this kind , for life will have a bountiful supply of pleasures in store for him , out of which no temporary adversity may cheat him .