noon
`` I 'm like a crowbar . If I can get my big toe or my fingers under anything I can pry some . '' After luncheon he took off his shoes and socks . `` When I 'm working hard I always try to give my feet a rest and my brain a little work at noon time , '' he remarked . `` My brain is so far behind the procession I have to keep putting the gad on it . Give me twenty minutes of Kirkham and I 'll be with you again . '' He lay down on his back under a tree with his book in hand and his feet resting on the tree trunk well above him .