noon
In Hillsborough they drive magnificent horses in public cabs : Henry knew one in particular , that had often spun up the steepest hills with him ; a brute of prodigious bone and spirit . He bought this animal for a moderate price , considering his value : and then the next thing was -- and indeed with some of us it precedes the purchase of the animal -- to learn to ride . He had only two days to acquire this accomplishment in : so he took a compendious method . He went to the circus , at noon , and asked to see the clown . A gloomy fellow was fished out of the nearest public , and inquired what he wanted . `` The clown . '' `` Well , I am the clown . ''