noon
How he glowed over his account of the battle with the brig ! Nothing on the coast could outsail the sloop , he was sure . Indeed , it was with some regret that he admitted a hope of her being overtaken by the Delaware boy 's friends , and he was divided between pride and despair as the day went on and no sail appeared to the north . By noon his new acquaintance was ravenously hungry , as was to be expected , and over their pannikins of soup the last reserve between them went by the board . -LSB- Illustration : Bob -RSB- `` Are you his son ? '' asked the dark-haired lad , nodding toward Herriot . Jeremy laughed and described his adventure from the beginning while the other marveled open-mouthed .