noon
And when I went up on deck I knew that I had been right . They had not seen the Dweller . They were still discussing the darkening of the ship , talking of dynamos burned out , wires short circuited , a half dozen explanations of the extinguishment . Not until noon was Throckmartin 's absence discovered . I told the captain that I had left him early in the evening ; that , indeed , I knew him but slightly , after all . It occurred to none to doubt me , or to question me minutely . Why should it have ?