midday
She carried some sewing in her hand and looked nervously behind her and to the right and left as she walked . But there was no one in the garden at that hour . The guests of the hotel were all at breakfast , and the servants were either asleep or at work indoors . The porter was at his dinner and the sailors were presumably eating their midday bread and cheese down by the boats , or dining at their homes if they lived near by . The breeze blew pleasantly through the trees , making the broad polished leaves rustle and the little green oranges rock on the boughs . As soon as San Miniato caught sight of Teresina he put his note-book into his pocket and rose to his feet . His face betrayed neither pleasure nor surprise as he sauntered along the path , until he was close to her .