about midday
He then proceeded with his narration : -- `` In the morning we found everything right . Totty again milked the cow ; and we had breakfast . The flock was let out upon the grass , and so were the cow and the two horses . `` Just about midday I began to think what we were to have for dinner , for the breakfast had cleared up everything . I did not like to kill another sheep , if it could be helped . So bidding Jan and Truey stay close by the wagon , and leaving Totty to look after the flock , I took my gun and started off in search of game . I took no horse , for I thought I saw springboks out on the plain ; and I would stalk them better afoot .