noon
He 's as snug and warm as a stove . I 'd like to come over and bunk with you , Bristles , some of the coldest winter nights . '' `` Any boy ought to be warm that 's got a decent amount of flesh on him ! '' declared the one in question ; `` now , here 's Colon who 's so thin he hardly throws a shadow at noon ; you could n't expect him to do anything but shake . '' `` I 'd hate to try to sleep in this old place nights , '' observed Colon , who had been thinking of other things , it seemed , than warmth . `` Chances are she 's plum full of rats and mice . If you listen real hard , you 'll hear 'em carrying on right now , squealin ' and squawkin ' like . ''