noon
It was a relief to Ralph to know that it was at an end ; that he was through with courts and lawyers and judges and juries , and that there need be no further effort on his part to escape from unmerited fortune . The tumult that had raged in his mind through many hours was at last stilled , and that night he slept . He wanted to go back the next morning to his work at the breaker , but Bachelor Billy would not allow him to do so . He still looked very pale and weak , and the anxious man resolved to come home at noon again that day to see to the lad 's health . Indeed , as the morning wore on , Ralph acknowledged to himself that he did not feel so well . His head was very heavy , and there was a bruised feeling over the entire surface of his body . It was a dull day , too ; it rained a little now and then , and was cloudy all the morning .