about noon
Indeed , it could not properly be said that he felt thus toward them . He would not willingly do anything to injure them any more than he would have fought against his own race . Had he been dwelling among the whites , he would have befriended any hapless prisoner that might be in their power as he intended to befriend the poor girl with whom he had just been conversing . It was about noon when he reached his own wigwam . He looked in , and seeing that the fish had been cooked and was ready , told his wife that he did n't feel very hungry and he guessed he would take a short walk for his health . She , however , ordered him at once to take his place inside and eat his dinner . The henpecked husband dared not refuse , and he was accordingly compelled to take part in the meal , while constantly occupied in thinking that the Huron was waiting for him ; but , as patience is one of the cardinal virtues of the North American Indian , Hans was sure of finding him at the rendezvous upon his return .