about one o'clock
A luncheon neatly arranged in a basket was likewise left to be consumed whenever he and his more youthful charge should become hungry . The pair had been having a good time all by themselves on the day referred to . Breakfast had been eaten very late that morning , but Johnny was a boy and growing . It was about one o'clock when he proposed to the baby that they eat dinner . That corpulent young gentleman assented with great promptness . Johnny went into the house and got the lunch . The broad platform of the pile-driver , tied firmly beside the river 's bank , attracted Johnny 's attention as he emerged , and he conceived the idea that there would be a good place for enjoyment of the feast .