noon
`` Poor fellow , poor fellow , '' said Mrs. Quiggin . As Jenny rose to remove her bonnet she shot a sly glance out of the corners of her eyes , and saw that Mrs. Quiggin was furtively wiping her own . Meanwhile Lovibond at Fort Ann was telling a similar story to Captain Davy . He had left the house for a walk before Davy had come down to breakfast , and on returning at noon he found him immersed in the usual occupation of his mornings . This was that of reading and replying to his correspondence . Davy read with difficulty , and replied to all letters by check . His method of business was peculiar and original .