noon
It seemed so long ago since she had seen Rebby and her father . `` And it 's all your fault , Trit , '' she told the rabbit ; `` but you could not help it , '' she added quickly , and remembered that the rabbit must be hungry and thirsty , and for a little while busied herself in finding tender leaves and buds for Trit to eat , and in holding him close to the water 's edge so that he could drink . Then she wandered about the little clearing and to the edge of the dark forest . She began to feel hungry , and knew by the sun that it was well past noon . `` Oh ! If that Indian we saw in the canoe would only come downstream , '' she thought longingly . For Anna well knew that when night came she would be in danger from the wild beasts of the wilderness , but that almost any of the Indians who fished and hunted in that region would take her safely back to her home .