noon
He pointed out the tracks of a bear or two , and he thought of a panther ; but it is not here I should choose to hunt -- your game might have you at a disadvantage . He tried to make me believe that even now some of these beasts might catch us ; but that was simply to discourage me from going after them , later on : Jim does not like the chase . _ My _ jokes are in better taste : as he is now , I believe the bears could beat him in manners . Near noon we found a place to sit down , where we could see a little of the crags , and proceeded to assimilate our frugal lunch . `` Hartman , '' said I , `` I should think you would want to live up to your scenery , as the ladies do to their blue china . Look at this majestic cliff , whose scarred and aged front , frowning upon these lonesome trout since the creation , has never been profaned by mortal foot . '' `` Probably not .