noon
From this time Felix was more employed ; and the heart-moving indications of impending famine disappeared . Their food , as I afterwards found , was coarse , but it was wholesome ; and they procured a sufficiency of it . Several new kinds of plants sprung up in the garden , which they dressed ; and these signs of comfort increased daily as the season advanced . `` The old man , leaning on his son , walked each day at noon , when it did not rain , as I found it was called when the heavens poured forth its waters . This frequently took place ; but a high wind quickly dried the earth , and the season became far more pleasant than it had been . `` My mode of life in my hovel was uniform . During the morning , I attended the motions of the cottagers ; and when they were dispersed in various occupations , I slept : the remainder of the day was spent in observing my friends .