about noon
We can at once proceed to Sneek , which being one of the chief places of the province of Friesland , everything you require can be procured . '' `` I am overwhelmed by your kindness , and I accept your offer , '' said the Count . And they proceeded on their way , having stopped to breakfast at a house of a friend of the steward . They reached Sneek about noon . The articles the Count required were speedily procured . `` And now farewell , my friend , '' he said , taking the steward 's hand . `` We are brothers of the bow , and I look upon you as a friend who has rendered me an essential service , although you did haul me out of the well in a somewhat rough fashion . ''