Noon
He was the first awake the following morning , the first to take his place in the canoe . Every minute now his ears were keenly attuned for that distant sound of falling water . But hours passed without a sign of it . Noon came . They had traveled six hours and had covered twenty-five miles instead of fifteen ! Where was the waterfall ? There was a little more of anxiety in Wabigoon 's eyes when they resumed their journey after dinner .