noon
No , you must face the music ... and face it boldly , for I answer for everything ... . Believe me ... I answer for everything ... . If I have to tackle the Comtesse d'Origny bodily and thus delay the interview ... . If I had to come myself before noon ... it is the real wedding-ring that shall be taken from your finger -- that I swear ! -- and your son shall be restored to you . '' Swayed and subdued , Yvonne instinctively held out her hands to the bonds . When he stood up , she was bound as she had been before .