About noon
Do just as he tells you and see what turns up tonight . '' With much grumbling Melton assumed the part of a very sick man . He rather overdid the thing , in fact , for twice the guard opened the door and looked in . About noon food was brought , and from that time no one came near them . The minutes dragged along like hours . They tried to forget the awful fate that stared them in the face , but in spite of the Greek 's encouraging words the future looked very black . At last the feeble light in their dungeon began to fade away , and soon they were in darkness .