noon
When he opened his eyes in the morning , later than usual , his face and hands were wet with tears . He had been weeping all through the night while he slept . He did not say his mass that day . In spite of his long rest , he had not recovered from his excessive weariness of the previous evening , and he remained in his bedroom till noon , sitting in a chair at the foot of his bed . The condition of stupor into which he more and more deeply sank , took all sensation of suffering away from him . He was conscious only of a great void and blank as he sat there overpowered and benumbed . Even to read his breviary cost him a great effort .