noon
But Sadau was right on one count -- Parr did n't quite fill the role of the space-hero . He had neither the close-clipped moustache nor the gleaming top boots . But he did have the regulation deep , unfathomable eyes and the murderous impulse . It was just after noon . Shanklin , as chief-king , had also set up for a priest . In the center of the village clearing , he stood holding a sullen and pale Varina Pemberton by one wrist , while he recited what garblings of the marriage service he remembered . His subordinates were gathered to leer and applaud .