noon
How terrible a dream I seem to have had ! '' `` Ay , lad , that is the wise way to look at these things when once they are past , why , they are dreams , shadows . Break thy fast , and then thou wilt think no more o n't . Moreover , I promised to bring thee on to the town by noon , and take thee to his worship . '' Gerard then sopped some rye bread in red wine and ate it to break his fast : then went with Denys over the scene of combat , and came back shuddering , and finally took the road with his friend , and kept peering through the hedges , and expecting sudden attacks unreasonably , till they reached the little town . Denys took him to `` The White Hart '' . `` No fear of cut-throats here , '' said he .