spring at midday
The more I talked the more interested Dick became , and this spurred me on . Perhaps I exaggerated , but my conscience never pricked me . He began to ask questions . We reached a spring at midday , and halted for a rest . I kept on pleading , and presently I discovered , to my joy , that I had made a strong impression upon Dick . It seemed a strange thing for me to be trying to explain forestry to a forest ranger , but so it was . `` Ken , it 's all news to me .