noon
He strove to keep calm , to husband his strength , to devise some means of protecting his wife 's rights . `` I must send for Lawyer Moser : if there is any way out of this wrong , he will know the right way , '' he thought . But he had to rest a little ere he could give the necessary prompt instructions . Towards noon he revived , and asked eagerly for Stephen Latrigg . A messenger was at once sent to Up-Hill . He found Stephen in the barn , where the men were making the flails beat with a rhythm and regularity as exhilarating as music . Stephen left them at once ; but , when he told Ducie what word had been brought him , he was startled at her look and manner .