half past twelve
That we had such weather here as they had at Udolpho , or at least in Tuscany and the south of France ! -- the night that poor St. Aubin died ! -- such beautiful weather ! '' At half past twelve , when Catherine 's anxious attention to the weather was over and she could no longer claim any merit from its amendment , the sky began voluntarily to clear . A gleam of sunshine took her quite by surprise ; she looked round ; the clouds were parting , and she instantly returned to the window to watch over and encourage the happy appearance . Ten minutes more made it certain that a bright afternoon would succeed , and justified the opinion of Mrs. Allen , who had `` always thought it would clear up . '' But whether Catherine might still expect her friends , whether there had not been too much rain for Miss Tilney to venture , must yet be a question .