noon
Old Mac 's got a heart as tender as a infant 's . You can win him over . '' `` Oh , Gib , use some common sense . Mac 'll lay abed until noon . It stands to reason he 'll have to , because he did n't take no change of clothin ' with him , so he 'll just naturally have to wait till his wet clothes get dry before venturin ' forth an ' spreadin ' the news that the _ Maggie 's _ on the beach . He does n't know we 're off , an ' once we 're tied up at the dock and we hear Mac 's been talkin ' we 'll just spread the word that he was so soused he jumped overboard an ' swum ashore without waitin ' to see if we could back off . Lordy , Gib , do n't work me to death .