midday
It would be useless to recount the experiences of all of the parties . They had four hours of search before them . This would , at least , give some idea as to the nature of the mountain , and enable John to decide whether it would be wise to give that project further consideration . At midday the parties began to appear , first Harry , then Sutoto , followed by John , and finally George . The latter was the only one who was smiling . The three early parties had no news to impart . `` What have you found ? ''