midday
It got so that everything I ate tasted of smoke . I 'm certainly glad to get to where the fire did n't come . '' Now the ground began to rise , and before long they found themselves in the beginning of Indian Gap . The ground rose gradually , and when they stopped for their midday meal , in a wild part of the gap , none of the girls were feeling more than normally and healthfully tired . `` Do many people come through here , Miss Eleanor ? '' asked Margery . `` At certain times , yes .