noon
As he lay on the bed the morning after , the shooting he had nothing to regret or fear . The surgeon had been called at once , as soon as his wife and the alarmed neighbors had been able to carry him into the parsonage . The ball had been removed and the wounds dressed . By noon he had recovered somewhat from the effects of the operation and was resting , although very weak from the shock and suffering considerable pain . `` What is that stain on the floor , Sarah ? '' he asked as his wife came in with some article for his comfort . Philip lay where he could see into the other room .