noon
`` I sha 'n' t be much surprised if you beat me at it one o ' these days . '' Then struck with a sudden unwelcome thought , `` I wonder what time it is ! '' he exclaimed , jumping up from the ground in haste and perturbation . `` Do you s ` pose it 's noon yet , Jim ? '' `` Which way 's the sun ? '' queried the latter , glancing toward the sky ; `` it ought to be right overhead at noon . Why , it 's down some toward the west !