noon
There was not the slightest doubt that his decision was entirely due to the little scene of the evening before . That moment when his nervous horror of the lightning had impelled him to put his arms round her had , she knew , opened his eyes to his own danger . And it was characteristic of the man to act immediately and without hesitation . He would go -- it was Saturday , and very probably he would leave by the noon train for Liverpool . It was now eight . She lay for a long time with her eyes shut , trying to realise what life would be like without him . And then her undisciplined , wayward mind revolted .