About noon
Henry admired his beautiful form and splendid antlers nor would he have fired at him had it even been within orders . The deer gazed at them a few moments , and then , turning and tossing his head , sped away through the forest . All that he saw was strange and grand to Henry , and he loved the wilderness . About noon he and Ross went back to the wagons and that night they encamped on the crest of a range of low and grassy hills . This was the rim of the valley that they had selected on the guide 's advice as their future home , and the little camp was full of the liveliest interest in the morrow , because it is a most eventful thing , when you are going to choose a place which you intend shall be your home all the rest of your days . So the men and women sat late around the fires and even boys of Henry 's age were allowed to stay up , too , and listen to the plans which all the grown people were making . Theirs had not been a hard journey , only long and tedious -- though neither to Henry -- and now that its end was at hand , work must be begun .