noon
Green fields were no novelty to him , but he admired the lake with the boats that plied over its surface filled with lively passengers . He would have invested ten cents in a passage ticket ; but he felt that if he did this , he must sacrifice a part of his intended dinner , and Sam was growing prudent . He wandered about the Park two or three hours , sitting down at times on the benches that are to be found here and there for the convenience of visitors . He felt ready to go back ; but it was only noon , and he was not sure but he might fall in with the gentleman from Illinois , whom he had left at the entrance of the Tombs . He was destined to meet an acquaintance , but this time it was some one that had cheated him . Looking up from the bench on which he was seated , he saw his host of the preceding night , Mr. Clarence Brown , lounging along , smoking a cigar , with a look of placid contentment on his face . `` That cigar was bought with my money , '' thought Sam , bitterly ; and in this conclusion he was right .