noon
` You must trust in yourself , ' I told him , as he sat by the table and would have it that he was not hungry . '' ` I trust in you , ' he answered , with a pitiable attempt at his old sparkle . ` You have proved yourself ; I have not -- yet , and I could do the work of three Kafirs , too . ' `` The next day he came home at noon , with a swing in his gait and his fingers working . '' ` I 've got work , ' he said , ` at last . ' `` I stopped sewing and looked at him . ` Is it a white man 's work ? '