noon
As the sloop drifted along they got out some fishing tackle , and it was not long before Sam brought up a fair-sized fish , of which he felt quite proud . `` At this rate it will take us till night to reach that old house , '' remarked Dick , after they had been fishing half an hour . `` It is too bad ! I thought we 'd get there by noon when we started , even if the breeze did go down . '' `` Oh , I think the breeze will start up again before long , '' said Tom hopefully . `` Let us enjoy this fishing while we have the chance , '' he added , having just pulled in a real piscatorial prize . By noon they had a good mess of fish to their credit , and then Sam proposed that they go ashore and build a fire and cook some for dinner .