noon
He had planned a graceful exit and the curtain had stuck ; he had wanted to run away , and he could not . Flora was very ill , and it was , of course , out of the question to desert Oscar . Madge had been sent for . She was to arrive on the noon train . He had promised Oscar that he would drive down for her . The house was in a hubbub . There were two trained nurses , and a half-dozen doctors .