noon
In the morning Tom and his chum , full of enthusiasm for the pleasures before them , started off , promising to come back to the hotel in a few days to see how Mr. Swift felt . The trip had already done the man good and his face wore a brighter look . Tom and Ned , in the speedy ARROW , cruised along the lakeshores all that morning . At noon they went ashore , made a temporary camp and arranged to spend the night there in the tent . After this was erected they got out their fishing tackle and passed the afternoon at that sport , having such good luck that they provided their own supper without having to depend on canned stuff . They lived this life for three days , making a new camp each night , being favored with good weather , so that they did not have to sleep in the boat to keep dry . On the afternoon of the third day Tom , with a critical glance at the sky , remarked : `` I should n't be surprised if it rained to-morrow , Ned . ''