midday
Would anything ever stop the oncoming sea of fire ? Surely -- surely something would be done to save St. Paul 's . Surely that magnificent and time-honoured structure would not be permitted to perish without some attempt to save it ! Dinah went out at midday for a mouthful of air , leaving Janet in charge of the sick lady . She turned her steps towards the great edifice towering up in all its grandeur towards the sunny sky . It was hard indeed to believe that it could succumb to the devouring element , so solid and unconsumable it looked . Yet , although all men were asserting vehemently that `` Paul 's could never burn , '' all faces were looking anxious , and all ears were eagerly attuned to catch any new item of news which a messenger or passerby might bring .