There was plenty of dry wood.

How stupid he had been not to think of it before! Acting upon this idea, he quickly had a cheerful blaze snapping and crackling in the little stove, which soon began to diffuse a welcome warmth throughout the room.

By a glance at his watch--a small silver one that had been his father's when he was a boy--Winn found the night to be nearly gone.

He was greatly comforted by the thought that in less than two hours daylight would reveal his situation and give him a chance to do something.

Still, the lonely waiting was very tedious, the boy was weary, and the warmth of the fire made him sleepy.