nearly noon
Early the next morning , old John 's fifteen-dollar horse drew from our house a wagon-load of camp-fixtures . There was some difficulty in getting the wagon over the field , and there were fences to be taken down to allow of its passage ; but we overcame all obstacles , and reached the camp-ground without breaking so much as a teacup . Old John helped me pitch the tent , and as neither of us understood the matter very well , it took us some time . It was , indeed , nearly noon when old John left us , and it may have been possible that he delayed matters a little so as to be able to charge for a full half-day for himself and horse . Euphemia got into the wagon to ride back with him , that she might give some parting injunctions to Pomona . `` I 'll have to stop a bit to put up the fences , ma'am , '' said old John , `` or Misther Ball might make a fuss . '' `` Is this Mr. Ball 's land ? ''