noon
He sat a long time looking out upon the water , but never moving . Anyone observing him would have concluded after a while that he was no human being , merely an image . It would not have seemed possible that any living organism could have remained as still as a stone so many hours . When the sun showed that it was well past noon , Paul awoke . He glanced at Henry , who nodded . The nod meant that all was well . By and by Mr. Pennypacker , also , awoke and then Henry in his turn went to sleep so easily and readily that it seemed a mere matter of will .