midnight
Warm tea and warm blankets made him warm , but it would take an hour or two to dry his clothes . There is nothing more damaging than drying them too quickly . Quonab made racks of poles and spent the next two hours in regulating the fire , watching the clothes , and working the moccasins . It was midnight when they were ready and any question of going on at once was settled by Quonab . `` Ogdensburg is under arms , '' he said . `` It is not wise to approach by night . '' At six in the morning they were once more going , stiff with travel , sore-footed , face-frozen , and chafed by delay ; but , swift and keen , trotting and walking , they went .