midday
` We 'll halt t ` other side , ' he said . In the village they bought a small loaf and a quarter of a pound of cheese , and those were put into Chippy 's haversack . At a cottage beyond the hamlet they lent a hand to a woman who was drawing water from her well , and filled their billy with drinking-water at the same time . They made another three hundred yards , then settled on a shady bank under a tall hawthorn-hedge for their midday halt . ` How 's yer foot , Dick ? ' queried the Raven anxiously . ` A bit stiff , ' replied Dick ; ` but that vaseline has done it a lot of good .