about three o'clock
All of the boys were sober , for they fully realized the peril of their situation . Their food would not last long , and where were they to get more ? At noon they had little more than a rabbit lunch -- something that made Whopper sigh as he thought of the big Christmas dinner he had thought to feast upon . `` I think it is clearing a bit , '' said Shep , about three o'clock . `` If we want to move now is our chance to do so . '' It was voted by all hands to move , and they started without delay . They could not locate the exact route toward their camp , but made it as nearly as possible .