noon
`` I had been under no roof except the tule-shed , till I saw you . It is not the air ; '' and he looked at her with a gaze that said the rest . At twilight of the third day , when Ramona saw Alessandro leading up Baba , saddled ready for the journey , the tears filled her eyes . At noon Alessandro had said to her : `` To-night , Majella , we must go . There is not grass enough for another day . We must go while the horses are strong . I dare not lead them any farther down the canon to graze , for there is a ranch only a few miles lower .