noon
Then he scraped away the back wall , so that there was no danger of being seen from above , and piled rocks along the edge of the pocket , so that he could not easily be seen from the opposite bank . That completed , he crawled in and scooped out dirt with his hands , to make the bottom of the pocket conform to his body . Then , with a sigh which expressed his weariness and comfort in a breath , he plunged into sleep . It was noon when he awoke . He raised himself on one elbow and glanced out over the rocks at the river . His joints protested at every move , and his muscles seemed bruised and hurt . He was thoroughly chilled , and yet his head felt hot .