about ten o'clock
`` No , siree , '' he said , `` Captain Sam 's gone off to look out for us , without waiting for his breakfast , and when he comes back he 's to have roast rabbit for breakfast , and his pick of the pieces at that . If any of you boys want fried victuals you may go and kill your own rabbits and fry them for yourselves , or you may cook your bacon . I killed this game myself , and nobody shall eat a mouthful of it till Captain Sam carves it . '' The boys were hungry , but they agreed with Bob , when he thus peremptorily suggested the propriety of awaiting their young leader 's return , and so when Sam got back , about ten o'clock , he found a hungry company and a beautifully roasted hare awaiting him , the latter hanging by a string to a branch of an over-hanging tree immediately in front of the fire . After remonstrating with the boys in a good natured way , for delaying their breakfast so long , Sam carved , as Bob had put it ; that is to say he held the hare by a hind leg , while another boy held it by a fore leg , and with their jack knives they quickly divided it into pieces , using the skillet for a platter . The boys were not so hungry that they could forget their curiosity as to the result of Sam 's exploration . `` Where are we , Sam ? ''