noon
Kells was a strong , bad man set among men like him , yet he was infinitely different because he had brains . On the start of the journey Joan was instructed to ride before Kells and Pearce , who supported the leader in his saddle . The pack-drivers and Bate Wood and Frenchy rode ahead ; Gulden held to the rear . And this order was preserved till noon , when the cavalcade halted for a rest in a shady , grassy , and well-watered nook . Kells was haggard , and his brow wet with clammy dew , and lined with pain . Yet he was cheerful and patient . Still he hurried the men through their tasks .