twelve o'clock, noon
FOOTNOTES : -LSB- 2 -RSB- Hardtack . -LSB- 3 -RSB- Similar to the Canada Jay , but with darker upper parts and head . -LSB- 4 -RSB- The Hudsonian Chickadee . Evening down on The Labrador begins directly after twelve o'clock , noon , and therefore by Labrador reckoning it was already evening . It was Skipper Zeb 's intention that the boys set out immediately , and he emphasized this by bidding them : `` Bide a bit whilst I find some proper twine . The old twine you has last year Toby , lad , were not strong enough to hold rabbits when you catches un . '' '' ` Twere wonderful poor twine , '' agreed Toby , `` and I loses half the rabbits , whatever , that gets in the snares . ''