about noon
Her husband made little effort to rouse her -- the contagious gloom affected him , too . `` It is the weather , I dare say , '' he remarked , looking out at the bleak , wintery day , the leaden sky , the wailing wind . `` This February gloom is enough to give a man the megrims . I must face it , too , for to-day I ` meet the captains at the citadel ' -- that is to say , I promised to ride over to Major Warden 's about noon . You will be ready , Harrie , when I return to accompany me to The Grange ? '' She promised , and he departed ; and then Lady Kingsland ascended to her own apartment . While she stood there , gazing at the gray desolation of the February morning , there was a soft tap at the door .