noon
They were flying fast as if alarmed . Gilliatt set to work again to raise the breakwater . He raised it as high as he could ; as high , indeed , as the curving of the rocks would permit . Towards noon the sun appeared to him to give more than its usual warmth . Noon is the critical time of the day . Standing upon the powerful frame which he had built up , he paused again to survey the wide expanse . The sea was more than tranquil .