one o'clock
`` It must be fun traveling with dogs , '' said Charley . `` Aye , 't is that , '' agreed Toby , `` when the weather 's fair and the travelin ' is good . When the weather 's nasty with snow or high winds and frost , or when the goin ' is soft , 't is hard cruisin ' with dogs . '' When Skipper Zeb returned at one o'clock with Mrs. Twig and Violet , and the cargo from the wrecked boat , Toby and Charley had a pot of grouse stewing upon the stove and ready for the dumplings which Mrs. Twig quickly prepared . '' ` Twill be fine for you lads to set some rabbit snares this evenin ' , '' suggested Skipper Zeb , when dinner was finished . `` Rabbit stew would make fine eatin ' . Whilst you 're gone , I 'll be snuggin ' up and makin ' things tidy around the house .