noon
It was not until the afternoon march that Fred and Will , one on either side of him , by appeals to his racial instinct and recalling the methods of the military court , induced him to do his part . Once having promised he vowed he would see the thing through to the end ; but he was the weak link ; he was afraid ; and he disbelieved in the wisdom of the attempt . It was Kazimoto in the end who kept Brown up to the mark , and shamed him into action by superior courage . Fred found a chance to speak to him as the long string rested al noon under the narrow shade of a cactus hedge , and warned him in about fifty words of what was intended . -LRB- The askaris , almost as leg-weary as the gang , were sprawling at the far end of the line , gambling at pitch-and-toss . -RRB- `` Be sure you sleep as near to the partition as you can . Get details of the plan from Mr. Brown , and then drill the porters one by one !