noon
But they whispered comfort into his ear : `` Give yourself no uneasiness , my lord ; we shall soon have her again . '' Perhaps the like tidings found their way all around , for good news travels fast as well as bad . At any rate , the ragings presently quieted down , and the huge concourse crumbled apart and disappeared . And thus we reached the noon of that fearful Thursday . We two youths were happy ; happier than any words can tell -- for we were not in the secret any more than the rest . Joan 's life was saved . We knew that , and that was enough .