noon
said he , smiling with his own quiet smile . `` Not to-day . We 've not met this morning , and , consequently , the armistice of yesterday is still unbroken ! The fatigue of last night has , doubtless , induced her to sleep a little longer , and so I have contrived to arrive at noon without the risk of an apoplexy . '' `` What fatigue do you allude to ? '' `` Oh , I forgot I have a long story for you . What do you suppose her Ladyship has been performing now ? ''