noon
I do n't remember that Fred spoke one word . He and Monty had been closer friends than any brothers I ever knew . No doubt the awful strain of the fighting at the corner of the woods had left Fred numb to some extent ; but he and Monty had never been demonstrative in their affection , and , as they had lived in almost silent understanding of each other , hidden very often for the benefit of strangers by keen mutual criticism , so they parted , Fred not caring to make public what he thought , or knew , or felt . Kagig , not being in favor with the elders , vanished , Maga following with food for him in a leather bag , and we saw neither of them again until noon that day , by which time we ourselves had slept a little and eaten ravenously . Then he came to us where we still sat by the great rock with Mahmoud under guard -LRB- for nobody would trust him to fulfil his agreement until all his troops had retired from the district , leaving behind them such ammunition and supplies as they had carried to the gorge below the ramp -RRB- . We had laid both bodies under the one blanket in the shade , and Kagig pointed to them . `` I have found the place -- the proper place , effendim ! ''