noon
Ramona had stolen timidly out , glancing at Alessandro only long enough to give him one quick smile , and bent over Felipe 's bed , holding her breath , he lay so still . `` Ought he to sleep so long ? '' she whispered . `` Till the noon , it may be , '' answered Alessandro ; `` and when he wakes , you will see by his eye that he is another man . '' It was indeed so . When Felipe first looked about him , he laughed outright with pure pleasure . Then catching sight of Alessandro at the steps , he called , in a stronger voice than had yet been heard from him , `` Alessandro , you are a famous physician .