midday
And now let us push forward . '' Strangely enough , now that Jacques had recovered his composure I began to feel nervous , and more than once caught myself glancing round as if half expecting to see a body of pursuers on our track . However , we proceeded all day without adventure , slept for two or three hours at a village inn , and resumed our journey in high spirits . `` We should reach the Loire by midday , '' remarked Jacques . `` Shall we go into the town and cross by the bridge , or try for a ford ? There is one a little to the north . '' `` The ford will suit our purpose , '' I said , `` and I hardly care about trusting myself in the town . ''