Noon
The sun swung toward the zenith and stood poised in the center of the skies , a vast globe of reddish gold in a circling sea of blue . The light from the high heavens was so brilliant that Henry could see small objects on either shore , although they were in the center of a stream , a mile wide . He saw nothing that did not belong there , but still he watched . `` Noon ! '' called Adam Colfax . `` And we 'll land and eat ! '' Rowers and paddlers must have food and plenty of it , and there was a joyous shout as the leader turned the prow of his boat toward a cove in the northern shore .