six
o'clock
There ai n't a puff of wind to carry our scent , and give the trick away . But rig yourselves up in all the clothing you 've got , boys ; the cold , while we 're waiting , may be more than you bargain for . '' The guide had a light boat on the lake , moored below the camp . At six o'clock he seated himself therein , taking the oars in his brawny hands . Cyrus and Neal took their places in the stern ; while Dol disposed of himself snugly in the bow , right under a jack-lamp which Herb had carefully trimmed and lit . But he had closed its sliding door , which , being padded with buckskin , could be opened and shut without a sound , so that not a ray of light at present escaped . `` Moose wo n't stand to watch a jack as deer do , '' he said .