the noon sun
Heyl produced unexpected things from the rucksack -- things that ranged all the way from milk chocolate to literature , and from grape juice to cigarettes . They ate ravenously , but at Heyl 's thrifty suggestion they saved a few sandwiches for the late afternoon . It was he , too , who made a little bonfire of papers , crusts , and bones , as is the cleanly habit of your true woodsman . Then they stretched out , full length , in the noon sun , on the warm , clean sand . `` What 's your best price on one-sixth doz . flannel vests ? '' inquired Heyl .