noon
There is something peculiarly exhilarating in bright sunshine and calm weather . This is no doubt a truism ; but there are some truths of which one never tires , and in regard to which one feels ever-recurring freshness . Who ever wearied of a balmy breeze , or a bright sunrise ? Even a glorious noon can not pall upon us unless it be too hot . When bright sunshine is associated with good health , pleasant company , a successful courtship , and the prospect of light on a favourite study , the reader will understand how it was that my mother and I , with Nicholas and Bella , formed a peculiarly happy quartette as we perambulated the streets of London prior to my visit to the Admiralty . It was a Friday forenoon , and there were many holiday-keepers hastening to trains . At the corner of one of the main thoroughfares a crowd partly blocked the road .