noon
He is meek , whose soul is open , clear and pure as a mirror , and the greatest philosophers , the noblest minds I have met in life and history were also meek . The brute is clever ; wisdom is the cleverness of the noble-minded . We must all follow the Saviour , and he among us , who unites wisdom to meekness , will come nearest to the Redeemer . '' Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood , for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag , and he returned at noon with good news . A wood-carrier , whom he met on the high-road , had told him where Jorg , the charcoal-burner , lived . The fugitives could reach his hut before night , and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley . Everything was ready for departure , but old Rahel objected to travelling further .