noon
Could it indeed be Rowena at all -- the fair-haired , the blue-eyed Lady Rowena Trevanion of Tremaine ? Why , why should I doubt it ? The bandage lay heavily about the mouth -- but then might it not be the mouth of the breathing Lady of Tremaine ? And the cheeks -- there were the roses as in her noon of life -- yes , these might indeed be the fair cheeks of the living Lady of Tremaine . And the chin , with its dimples , as in health , might it not be hers ? -- but had she then grown taller since her malady ? What inexpressible madness seized me with that thought ?