noon
She was tall and shapely , her head was gracefully poised on her white , smooth shoulders , and her voice , in speech sonorous , was in singing sweet . Although her own talents for music and poetry were eminently pleasing to her , it was in physical effort that her intense vitality found its fullest expression . She longed to crush something against her bosom , to stamp her foot on the ground , to laugh and sing , and to contemplate good-looking young men . There were times when , in the blaze of noon or in the pale moonlight , she felt as if she must suddenly take off all clothing , rush across the grass , and plunge into the river to seek some one that with tender accents she longed to allure . Her presence troubled Yourii . In her company he became more eloquent , his pulses beat faster , and his brain was more alert . All day long his thoughts were of her , and in the evening it was she that he sought , though he never admitted to himself that he did so .