noon
Everything was being written down in detail in long hand in the form of questions and answers . All Deming 's candles , soiled linen , stained napkins and what-not , reported from all directions of the Empire , began to be raked over . There were green , yellow , red , blue telegrams from half the German States . Harassed by this muck and by the leering taunts of the old party , Jim was glad to find , at the noon hour , that the session was postponed to the second day after . As he was leaving the room , another offensive inquiry about an absurdity caused him suddenly to remember Mr. Anderson 's advice . And in one immortal moment in his existence he rose to a sublime height of moral courage . `` Go to hell ! ''