midday
That 's a very pretty walk . But do n't go off the preserve . There 's a trail that leads over to Loon Pond , but you 'd better not try that until we all go as a party . '' So , when the midday meal had been eaten , Bessie and Dolly started off , skirting the edge of the lake until they came to the beginning of the trail Miss Mercer had spoken of , which was marked by a birch bark sign on a tree . There they left the lake , and plunged so quickly into thick woods that the water was soon out of sight . `` Is n't this lovely ? Oh , I could walk miles and miles here and never get tired at all , I believe ! ''