noon
` I 'll drive yer . ' ` I 'm much obleeged , I 'm sure , ' said Hazel . ` But wunna he know ? ' ` He 'll sleep till noon if I let ` im , ' said Andrew . They drove off in silence , the snow muffling the plunging hoofs . Hazel looked back as the sky crimsoned for dawn . The house fronted her with a look of power and patience .