ten o'clock
Hugh had seen that he could not refer to his health without endangering his chance of getting away . John looked him over critically as he mounted the binder , realizing fully that he was unfit to ride in the hot sun all day . `` I 'll take his place this afternoon if the shocking never gets done , '' was his mental resolve as he turned to his own share of the work . The men had taken one jug of water with them , so that it was not necessary for Elizabeth to go with a fresh one till ten o'clock . She tied Patsie to the fence and , taking Jack with her , crawled under and started across the field to a point where she could meet the oncoming binder , so that Hugh could take the heavy jug on the machine around to the other side of the field where the shockers were . Jack 's short legs had hard work in the stubble , and she kept a tight hold on him with one hand while she carried the jug with the other . Hugh saw them coming and called to her to wait till he could come for the jug .