noon
`` If I can get a good mess mother is going to preserve some , '' said Randy . `` I like blackberry jam , '' answered his friend . The two boys had brought their lunch with them , intending to remain out all day . By noon they had picked twelve quarts of berries and then sat down by the river side to eat their lunch . `` What do you say to a swim ? '' remarked Jack , after the meal was over . `` Just the thing ! ''