noon
In fact , one can not take too many precautions when in those enchanted waters . Matters began to look dark to me . Love had dawned in Mary 's breast , that was sure , and for the first time , with all its fierce sweetness . Not that it had reached its noon , or anything like it . In truth , it might , I hoped , die in the dawning , for my lady was as capricious as a May day ; but it was love -- love as plain as the sun at rising . She sought Brandon upon all occasions , and made opportunities to meet him ; not openly -- at any rate , not with Brandon 's knowledge , nor with any connivance on his part , but apparently caring little what he or any one else might see . Love lying in her heart had made her a little more shy than formerly in seeking him , but her straightforward way of taking whatever she wanted made her transparent little attempts at concealment very pathetic .