midday
Did he even want to escape if he could ? The wrong and tyranny he was to resist were real , insistent , horrible . He would be less than a man , unworthy of the love and peace he longed for , if he failed to do his part in the struggle for freedom and right . At midday he reached Templepatrick village , and found the inn occupied by a company of yeomen . He sought the house of the weaver with whom he had dined , in company with James Hope , on his way to Belfast . The door was closed , which struck Neal as strange , for the day was hot and bright . Coming near , he was surprised not to hear the rattle of the loom .