noon
And I want to die when I see ` Erbe ' t with _ her _ . They all glad when t ` ink I to die ! '' Garth forbore to question her further . His impatience could scarcely brook the necessary pause to let the horses feed at noon . It was a camp of wretchedness ; none of the three riders thought of eating . All the while the horses cropped , Garth strode ceaselessly up and down , biting his lips ; while the white-faced boy , who had not spoken all morning , sat holding his bursting head between his hands ; and Rina , crouching apart , gazed over the prairie with unseeing eyes . Garth had it ever in mind to save the horses , but his impatience was incontrollable ; he made them start too soon ; and throughout the afternoon he urged them more than he knew .