noon
He was better . He could listen for half an hour at a time when Anne read to him -- poems , short stories , things that were ended before Colin tired of them . He ate and drank hungrily and his body began to get back its strength . At noon , when the winter sun shone , he walked , first up and down the terrace , then round and round the garden , then to the beech trees at the top of the field , and then down the hill to the Manor Farm . On mild days she drove him about the country in the dog-cart . She had tried motoring but had had to give it up because Colin was frightened at the hooting , grinding and jarring of the car . As winter went on Anne found that Colin was no worse in cold or wet weather .