noon
After an interval Chunky let go five more . This continued until each had fired a round of five shots . After each round they listened for an answering shot from above , but none came . Thus matters continued until noon , when the remaining food was distributed among the party . `` This is worse than nothing , '' cried Chunky . `` This excites my appetite . If you see me frothing at the mouth do n't think I 've got a dog bite .