midday
`` I 'll shoot you like I would a rat if you do . Just stand there and hand me them branches , and shake the snow off 'n 'em first , too . '' Running was the last thing that Jamie contemplated doing , even though there had been no danger of the man executing his threat . He was so tired he could scarcely stand upon his feet , and he had eaten nothing since the hurried meal at midday . At length the bed was laid , and the men sat down within the shelter of the lean-to , and Bill ordered : `` Git down here , you kid , and set still too . Do n't you try to leave here . You know what 's comin ' to you if you do . ''