midday
And this , further . Keep his going a secret , for I am beset and I would not have my rescue by the Pharaoh thwarted . '' `` I can send thee a messenger , '' the jailer answered . `` Ere midday , '' Kenkenes added . `` I hear , '' the passive official assented . The solid section of wall swung shut behind him and the great bolts shot into place . Some time later the bar rattled down again , and the jailer stood without , a scribe at his side .