noon on Friday
I hope it will not be necessary for me to stay longer . You never can tell about these operations . '' `` I trust everything will go well , Brandon . '' Several things of note transpired before noon on Friday . The Wrandalls arrived from Europe , without the recalcitrant Colonel . Mr. Redmond Wrandall , who met them at the dock , heaved a sigh of relief . `` He will be over on the Lusitania , next sailing , '' said Leslie , who for some reason best known to himself wore a troubled look .