midday
`` Did he see us , do you think , Tad ? '' `` No . At first he thought he saw something up here , but he changed his mind after a little , as you observed . '' By this time the redskins were cooking their midday meal , and the odor nearly drove Stacy frantic . It made him realize how hungry he was . He pulled a leaf from a bush and began chewing it in hopes of wearing off the keen edge of his appetite . `` How long we got to stay here ? ''