Noon
But I knew it was less . I attended to others , thinking all the while of poor Noon . His home life was little known , but there was some story about an engagement at Poonah the previous warm weather . Noon was rich , and he cared for the girl ; but she did not return the feeling . In fact , there was some one else . It appears that the girl 's people were ambitious and poor , and that Noon had promised large settlements . At all events , the engagement was a known affair , and gossips whispered that Noon knew about the some one else , and would not give her up .