noon
Harry 's advice was followed . And now they recognized the country through which they were going . It was almost the same trail over which they had traveled twice before , and it went through the roughest part of the island , and when they made the first trip with the team they had to go south to get into a part of the country which was better suited for easy traveling . `` The trouble is we can not safely go south now , as it will bring us too close to the savages , and we shall have to bear up with this bad ground until to-morrow noon , at least . '' By night fully fifteen miles had been covered , but it was a terrible strain on the poor animals , and not any the less wearing on the wagon . The ground was broken up into little hillocks , and studded with vegetable growth in such dense tufts , that constant detours had to be made to get around them . When evening approached it was with a feeling of the greatest relief , and they certainly craved the rest .