about noon
`` I hardly think she will bear you much ill will , '' I answered dryly ; `` you did the kindest thing possible . Who knows but what they are considering the advisability of an elopement ! '' We passed a most enjoyable morning up there , all things taken into account , for the day was too perfect for worries . We even laughed at our hunger , which became keen about noon , as is always the case when one has nothing to eat ; so we set out to explore the ridge for blackberries . These were so plentiful that I gathered a hatful for our friends below , and then I lingered for a last look at the boats . I could make out but one . Was it the yacht ?