about noon
But let us spare the sacraments , and the altar , and such trifles . '' `` I am not half so wicked as you think , '' said Grace . Then she wrote `` Uncle '' on his brow , and so settled that matter . Mr. Coventry came down about noon , and resumed his courtship . He was very tender , spoke of the perils they had endured together as an additional tie , and pressed his suit with ardor . But he found a great change in the lady . Yesterday , on Cairnhope Peak , she was passive , but soft and complying .