midday
_ Helas ! _ holy mother , I shall have time enough to rest in the grave , whither I am fast tending , '' sighed the old nun , as she withdrew from the room . `` Oh , mother ! '' joyfully exclaimed Salome , as soon as they were left alone , `` he comes by the midday express ! It is midday now ! The train has already left Paris ! He is speeding toward us , even now , as fast as steam can bring him .