about noon
Sleep by day and flight by night . He was satisfied with himself . He had really succeeded better so far than he had hoped , and , guarded by the spikes and thorns , slumber took him before dawn had spread from east to west . Ned awoke about noon . The morning had been cold , but having been wrapped very thoroughly in the great serape , he had remained snug and warm all through his long sleep . He rose very cautiously , lest the spikes and thorns should get him , and then went to a comparatively open place among the giant cactus stems whence he could see over the hills and valleys . He saw in the valley nearest him the flat roofs of a small village .