noon
He turned , but paused to glance around . `` It 's going to be pretty dull at the factory for me . And between us we 've sent Lestrange to the track with a nice set of nerves . '' His retreating footsteps died away to leave the noon hush unbroken . As before , uncle and niece were left opposite each other , the crumpled newspaper where Lestrange 's name showed in heavy type still lying on the floor between them . The effect of Bailey 's final sentence had been to leave Emily dizzied by apprehension . But when Mr. Ffrench rose and passed out , she aroused to look up at him eagerly .