noon
So was Hetty , and they 're all sisters , so you 'll be telling no lies . Good-bye , Rodman , be a good boy and do n't be any trouble to the lady . ' `` How I found the station I do not know , nor how I made the journey , nor where I took the stage-coach . The snow began to fall and by noon there was a drifting storm . I could not remember where I was going , nor who the boy was , for just as the snow was whirling outside , so it was whirling in my brain . '' `` Mother , I can hardly bear to hear any more ; it is too terrible ! '' cried Ivory , rising from his chair and pacing the floor .