noon
Kenelm had now recovered the self-possession which he rarely lost long in the presence of others . He returned cordially his kinsman 's greeting , and kissed with his wonted chivalrous grace the fair hand which the lady withdrew from his shoulder and extended to his pressure . `` Remember you ! '' he said to Lady Glenalvon with the kindliest expression of his soft dark eyes ; `` I am not so far advanced towards the noon of life as to forget the sunshine that brightened its morning . My dear Mivers , your questions are easily answered . I arrived in England two weeks ago , stayed at Exmundham till this morning , to-day dined with Lord Thetford , whose acquaintance I made abroad , and was persuaded by him to come here and be introduced to his father and mother , the Beaumanoirs . After I had undergone that ceremony , the sight of so many strange faces frightened me into shyness .