nearly noon
But Katherine , sitting in a huddled , wet heap on the opposite seat , did not answer . She was thinking of someone else who was at the fishing , and praying that he might be kept in safety and brought back unharmed . A Bearer of Evil Tidings In was a very tired Katherine who awoke to face the work of the next day . It was storming still , with a driving rain , so journeys of any kind were out of the question ; and , yielding to the wisdom of Mrs. Burton , she remained in bed until nearly noon . Her arms ached so badly that she could scarcely move them , her body was weary in every part , and the long night had been hideous for her by reason of the nightmare dreams which broke her rest . Always it seemed when she fell asleep that she was tormented with visions of Jervis Ferrars struggling for his life in deep waters , falling from beetling cliffs on to rugged rocks below , or being pursued by enraged and vindictive walruses across slippery places , where no one on two feet could hope to stand without falling . Even when she awoke the dreams haunted her still , and it was not until the new day came , and the rest of the household had gone to their usual avocations , that any real sleep came to her .