noon
He was anxious and depressed and soon went off to bed . When work began next morning , Adam was on deck and superintended the landing of the cargo in spite of Kit 's protest . Kit thought the day was hotter than the last , and after an hour or two 's disturbed sleep in his stifling room , found it hard to drag himself about . When the exhausted peons stopped at noon , he lay under the awning and kept close to Adam when they resumed . He did not like his uncle 's fixed frown and thought it was caused by the effort he made to keep at work . If not , it was a hint of pain he stubbornly tried to overcome . Besides , his step was dragging and his movements were awkward .