about noon
They now bade good-bye to the Professor , and thanking him for his kind reception mounted again into the red wagon and continued their journey . 10 . How the Cuttenclips Lived The travelers had taken no provisions with them because they knew that they would be welcomed wherever they might go in the Land of Oz , and that the people would feed and lodge them with genuine hospitality . So about noon they stopped at a farm-house and were given a delicious luncheon of bread and milk , fruits and wheat cakes with maple syrup . After resting a while and strolling through the orchards with their host -- a round , jolly farmer -- they got into the wagon and again started the Sawhorse along the pretty , winding road . There were signposts at all the corners , and finally they came to one which read : There was also a hand pointing in the right direction , so they turned the Sawhorse that way and found it a very good road , but seemingly little traveled .