noon
Had Maude Remington been twenty instead of five , she could not better have defined the difference between those two young lads , and in after years she had sad cause for remembering words which seemed almost prophetic . At Albany they , parted company , for though the boys lived in Rochester they were to remain in the city through the night , and Dr. Kennedy had decided to go on . By doing so he would reach home near the close of the next day , beside saving a large hotel bill , and this last was with him a very weighty reason . But he did not say so to his wife ; neither did he tell her that he had left orders for his carriage to be in Canadaigua on the arrival of the noon train , but he said `` he was in haste to show her to his daughter -- that 't was a maxim of his to save as much time as possible , and that unless she were very anxious to sleep , he would rather travel all night . '' So the poor , weary woman , whose head was aching terribly , smiled faintly upon him as she said , `` Go on , of course , '' and nibbled at the hard seedcakes and harder crackers which he brought her , there not being time for supper in Albany . It was a long , tedious ride , and though a strong arm was thrown around her , and her head was pillowed upon the bosom of her husband , who really tried to make her as comfortable as possible , Mrs. Kennedy could scarcely refrain from tears as she thought how different was this bridal tour from what she had anticipated . She had fully expected to pass by daylight through the Empire State , and she had thought with how much delight her eye would rest upon the grassy meadows , the fertile plains , the winding Mohawk , the drone-like boats on the canal , the beautiful Cayuga , and the silvery water so famed in song ; but , in contrast to all this , she was shut up in a dingy car , whose one dim lamp sent forth a sickly ray and sicklier smell , while without all was gloomy , dark , and drear .