An hour before noon
I have tasted all the cups of life , and from the fulness of my experience I tell you that the simple life is the only one wherein happiness is found . When you permit your heart and your mind to grow complex and wise , you make nooks and crannies for wretchedness to lodge in . Innocence is Nature 's wisdom ; knowledge is man 's folly . An hour before noon our patience was rewarded when we saw the Haddon Hall coach drive into the courtyard with Dawson on the box . I tried to make myself believe that I did not wish Lady Crawford were ill . But there is little profit in too close scrutiny of our deep-seated motives , and in this case I found no comfort in self-examination . I really did wish that Aunt Dorothy were ill .