midday
Hare followed the sweep of the ridge that rose to the eastward , but to his inexperienced eyes its appearance carried no sense of its noble proportions . `` Do n't form any ideas of distance and size yet a while , '' said Naab , reading Hare 's expression . `` They 'd only have to be made over as soon as you learn what light and air are in this country . It looks only half a mile to the top of the divide ; well , if we make it by midday we 're lucky . There , see a black spot over this way , far under the red wall ? Look sharp . Good !