midday
`` Hope that gunk they used to monkey up my complexion does n't sweat out , '' he told himself . `` That would do it for sure . '' He glanced up at the sky . It was getting close to midday . Ahead , he could see a few men sitting at the side of the road , leaning back against their packs . He went forward a few more paces , then selected a comfortable looking bit of moss . So what had happened ?