noon
He rebuked . He disciplined . He rated and cursed till even the hardy voyageurs sweated under the yoke . But when the noon hour was come , he had them marshalled on the beach all ready for their journey . Loaded to the water 's edge with supplies , dunnage , and arms , the big fleet of canoes pointed over Oxford 's waters . The crowd cheered madly , dinning farewells and firing continual _ feu-de-joies _ . They thrilled at the sight of the brawn going forth to build Kamattawa to shut out the Nor ` westers from the Valley .