noon
`` I suppose he has gone to his business . '' He stretched himself , and lay a little longer . It was a pleasant thought that there was no stern taskmaster to force him up . He might lie as long as he wanted to , till noon , if he chose . Perhaps he might have chosen , but the claims of a healthy appetite asserted themselves , and Sam sprang out of bed . `` I 'll have a good breakfast , '' he said to himself , `` and then I must look around and see if I ca n't find something to do ; my money will soon be out . '' It was natural that he should have felt for his money , at that moment , but he did not .