midday
It was about noon when they landed , and as they had all spent a wakeful night , their first proceeding was so to arrange themselves as to enjoy a quiet sleep . Terror was placed on duty as sentinel , and all lay down with a sense of security to which they had been strangers in a long time . As usual , the boys were the first to awake , doing so almost at the same moment . They saw by the sun that the afternoon was about half gone , but they were not troubled from hunger , as their morning meal may be said to have been their midday one , and had been one of those royal ones whose memory is apt to linger a long time with us , especially if we are boys . `` This is tiresome , '' said Elwood , yawning and stretching his limbs , `` let us take a tramp of discovery . '' The proposal suited Howard , although prudence told him to remain where he was and keep his friend with him . But the restraint was so irksome that he was all too willing a listener to the persuasions of his companion .