noon
Pete would get back with her by three at the latest . Rush then had a long talk by telephone with his father at Ravinia . Mary did n't know , of course , what they had said , beyond that John had promised to come down immediately after lunch , but she got the idea that the professional medical attitude had been one of less alarm than the amateur one . Mary confessed to March , with a flicker of ironic amusement , that she had supported this lighter view so successfully that , a little before noon , Rush had confided to her his wish -- if she were perfectly sure she did n't need him -- to take the one o'clock train to Lake Geneva . He and Graham were still expected there for the week-end and on a good many accounts it would be well if he did n't fail them . He dreaded going , of course , but he felt he could meet the situation better on the ground whatever turned up . He could wait for the three o'clock train , but this was the one Mr. Stannard always took and he 'd like to get in a talk with Sylvia first .