noon
They passed an occasional farm ; but generally the buildings were of the rudest and shabbiest description , though occasionally there was a neat residence , painted white or yellow , with roof of red tile . The boys walked up all the hills , leaving the sagacious horses to take care of themselves . All the students voted that it was jolly to travel in this manner , and there was no end to the sky-larking and racing on the road . At noon , they stopped long enough to dine , and at night found themselves at Tvetsund , at the foot of Nisser Lake , where they lodged . As this was as far as they had sent their `` forbud , '' they decided to proceed by boat through the lake , a distance of about twenty miles . The next day was Sunday , which was always observed with great strictness on board of the ship , no play and no unnecessary work being permitted . There was a little church in the village , but none but Ole could understand a word of the preacher 's prayer or sermon ; so that the students voted it would be useless for them to go there .