noon
Father thinks it 's a shock ; Jombateeste gone over to Lovewell for the doctor . Cynthia 's with her . It seemed to come on in the night . '' He spoke softly , that no one else might hear ; but by noon the fact that Mrs. Durgin had been stricken with paralysis was all over the place . The gloom cast upon the opening season by Jackson 's death was deepened among the guests . Some who had talked of staying through July went away that day . But under Cynthia 's management the housekeeping was really unaffected by Mrs. Durgin 's calamity , and the people who stayed found themselves as comfortable as ever .