midday
Ringan 's cheery face was better than medicine . His eyes never lost their dancing light , and he was ready ever with some quip or whimsy to tide over the worst troubles . We kept very still , but now and again Elspeth 's laugh rang out at his fooling , and it did my heart good to hear it . After midday the glen seemed to grow darker , and I saw that the blue sky , which I had thought changeless , was becoming overcast . As I looked upwards I saw the high ridge blotted out and a white mist creeping down . I had noticed for some time that Shalah was growing uneasy . He would halt us often , while he went a little way on , and now he turned with so grim a look that we stopped without bidding .