midday
Were it not for that journey , Helen would have been married by this time . People come ostensibly to express sympathy , but in reality to ask questions . '' `` I do n't care about people , '' said Helen , `` but the day has been so different from what we expected that it 's hard not to yield to a presentiment of trouble . It is so dark and gloomy that we almost need a lamp at midday . '' `` Well , well , '' cried hearty Mr. Kemble , `` I 'm not going to cross any bridges till I come to them . That telegram from Hobart is all we need , to date . I look at things as I do at a bank-bill .