noon
It had been a very cold night and the ice was frozen solidly about the traps . The catch had been good , too , and both of these facts delayed the young trapper more than common . There were fish lines to examine , also , for some of the traps were baited with fish which was considered particularly tempting food for certain of the beasts they wished to catch . It was long past noon when Enoch got back to the camp for dinner , and then he had gone over but half the line of traps . When he started in the other direction after hastily eating the meal , he knew he should be out until past moonrise , and told Lot so . `` I 'll come and meet you , '' said his campmate . `` No need .