midday
He picked up the newspaper which Durrance had dropped and turned over the sheets , searching for the piece of news which he required . `` You remember that last reconnaissance we made from Suakin ? '' `` Very well . '' `` We halted by the Sinkat fort at midday . There was an Arab hiding in the trees at the back of the glacis . '' `` Yes . '' `` Have you forgotten the yarn he told you ? ''