about noon
On the other hand Macko himself knew better where Zbyszko might be found , and it was not difficult to suppose that he was at that moment somewhere in the neighborhood of Szczytno ; or in case he had not found Danusia there , he was making research in distant eastern castles and county seats . Without losing any more time , they also moved toward the east and Szczytno . They progressed well on the road , the towns and villages were connected by highways which the Knights of the Cross , or rather the merchants of the towns , kept in good condition , and which were as good as the Polish roads , which were under the care of the thrifty and energetic King Kazimierz . The weather was excellent , the nights were serene , the days bright , and about noon a dry and warm zephyr-like wind blew which filled the human breast with health-giving air . The cornfields assumed a green hue , the meadows were covered with abundant flowers , and the pine forests began to emit a smell of rosin . Throughout the whole journey to Lidzbark , thence to Dzialdowa , and further on to Niedzborz , they did not see a single cloud . But at Niedzborz they encountered a thunderstorm at night , which was the first one of the spring , but it lasted only a short time , and in the morning it cleared up and the horizon was brightened with rosy golden hues .