noon
I caught my breath . My `` spell '' contracted in the army was passing . And here were Cliff Street and the round turret-like corners of Judge Baronet 's stone-built domicile . It was high noon , and my father had just gone into the house . I gave Dever his fare and made the hall door at a leap . My father turned at the sound and -- I was in his arms . Then came Aunt Candace , older by more than ten months .