noon
Poor little Terry , with her exaggerated sins and distorted self-accusations ! He wandered down to breakfast disturbed by these apprehensions . As the morning dragged by they took shape as facts . Towards noon he could tolerate his uncertainty no longer . He turned his steps in the direction of the Castle , having first determined , if he found himself unwelcome , to announce that the purpose of his visit was to bid good-by before setting out for London . He had been shown into the turret room and supplied with the daily papers , while the same grave image who had admitted him the night before , had departed in search of her Ladyship . More to calm himself than to satisfy his curiosity , he commenced to glance through the news .