midday
Careni-Amori sang `` Lead , Kindly Light '' and `` Nearer , my God , to Thee , '' at the graveside . There were tears in a thousand eyes , and every voice was husky . To most of these people , Betty Cruise meant nothing , but she was to lie out there alone on the wind-swept point , and they were deeply moved . They all went back to work after the midday meal , a strangely silent , thoughtful company , -- even down to the lowliest `` Portugee . '' Mr. Mott , the gaunt old cynic , surprised every one , including himself , by adopting the infant ! He announced his decision on the day after the funeral . `` That baby 's got to have a father and a grandfather and a mother , and all that , '' he declared to Captain Trigger , `` and I 'm going to be all of them , Weatherby .