AtafewminutespastfiveDavenotedthattheblanketofdarknesswaslifting.Hewasjustabletomakeouttheheaviermassesthateventuallyappearedasthefamiliartreesthatlinedtheroadatthebaseofthehill.Theupperreachesoftheskyshowedlightershadesofgray.
Davegotoutofbedquietlyanddressedquickly.Hemixedaspoonfulofinstantchocolateintoaglassofcoldwaterandhisimpatienceforcedhimtofinishthedrinkingulps.
AshewalkeddowntowardthelakeDavepausedtoreachforthefishingpoleandgearboxonthebenchwherehehadleftthemthenightbefore.
Bythetimewherehereachedthesmallboatathickwhitemist(雾气)hadspreadoverthesurfaceofthewater.Hesteppedintotheboatsatdownandrowedoutoftheweedbedsthatlinedtheedgeoftheshore.
Theouterfringe(边缘)ofthelakedisappearedastheboatmovedforwardnoiselessly.Allhecouldseewastheenvelopingwhiteness.Hecouldnottellwheretheboatandthesurroundingairmetthesurfaceofthelake.
Daverowedsteadilyaheadrelyingonamentalpictureofthesurroundings.Thenthemistbegantoriseslowly.Itsoonrestedinchesabovethestillsurfaceofthelake.Theheavysilencewasnowbeingbrokenbythefishbreakingthroughthesurfaceastheyleapedoutofthewaterforlow-flyinginsects.
Themagictimehadarrived.Daveraisedhispole.Dawnwasbroken.Hewasexcitedwithexpectancy.
【小题1】Davegotupearlyinthemorningto .