noon
Oldring had many holes to his burrow . In searching round in the little hollows Venters , much to his relief , found water . He composed himself to rest and eat some bread and meat , while he waited for a sufficient time to elapse so that he could safely give the horses a drink . He judged the hour to be somewhere around noon . Wrangle lay down to rest and Night followed suit . So long as they were down Venters intended to make no move . The longer they rested the better , and the safer it would be to give them water .