noon
A bright morning followed the night on which Tyope underwent his adventures . He slept long , but it attracted no undue attention and called forth no remarks on the part of his wife and daughter . They were wont to see him come and go at any hour of the night . It was very near noon when he awoke at last , and after disposing of his late breakfast , _ à la mode du pays _ , sauntered off to parts unknown to the others . The day was one of remarkable beauty . No dim foggy city sun cast a sullen glance at the landscape . The sun stood in the zenith of a sky of the deepest azure , like a flaming , sparkling , dazzling meteor .