midday
You will tire before night . '' `` I feel as if I could run , or fly , '' she made answer , and she looked so . The weather was splendid , the sky cloudless , the air scented with the resinous fragrance of cedar , fir , and pine . They paused for a midday lunch and then kept on until dark . In a clearing in an almost impenetrable forest they paused , built a fire , and prepared to camp . Savignon drew some young saplings together and filled up the interstices with boughs , ordering smaller ones inside that a sort of bed should be raised off the ground . One of the men had shot some squirrels , and their broiling over the coals was appetizing .