about three in the afternoon
Their huge , padded feet always went down in exactly the right -LCB- Illustration : But Johnny Wanted to See . -RCB- spot to break no stick , to rustle no leaf , showing how perfectly they had learned the art of going in silence through the woods . All morning the Bears came and went or wandered near my hiding-place without discovering me ; and , except for one or two brief quarrels , there was nothing very exciting to note . But about three in the afternoon it became more lively . -LCB- Illustration -RCB- There were then four large Bears feeding on the heap . In the middle was Fatty , sprawling at full length as he feasted , a picture of placid ursine content , puffing just a little at times as he strove to save himself the trouble of moving by darting out his tongue like a long red serpent , farther and farther , in quest of the titbits just beyond claw reach . Behind him Slim Jim was puzzling over the anatomy and attributes of an ancient lobster .