noon
The question of a proper place for the books gave her an opportunity , and Adam suggested that he build an addition to the house . They planned it as eagerly as if it was to be a castle , and spent days in looking for adobe , but finally decided that logs would be better , and Adam 's ax could have been heard ringing from morning till night . A log house is not exactly a work of art , but it requires no little skill to build one , and takes a good deal of time when the logs for the floor must be planed and squared , so as to make a matched board floor . Sometimes Robin went with Adam , and worked or read ; sometimes she took him his luncheon at noon , for the trees were at some little distance from the house . The logs had to be `` snaked '' across the rough ground and down the mountain , and when the floor had been laid , and the location of the window decided upon , Robin planted morning-glory seeds where it was to be . By dint of much pushing and hauling the logs were finally put in place , and the roof battened down . The window was truly worthy of a mediæval castle , for it was simply an oblong hole , boxed in with a casement made from some scraps of boards , while a slab shutter , swung on leather hinges , shut out the elements .