noon
All that forenoon the fog continued . King Kitticut , who sat in his palace talking with his merry visitor , ordered the candles lighted , that they might be able to see one another . The good Queen , Inga 's mother , found it was too dark to work at her embroidery , so she called her maidens together and told them wonderful stories of bygone days , in order to pass away the dreary hours . But soon after noon the weather changed . The dense fog rolled away like a heavy cloud and suddenly the sun shot his bright rays over the island . `` Very good ! '' exclaimed King Kitticut .