nearly noon
Upon such a flood of light she could not close her eyes . She reflected that Paul had cried , `` Lord , what wouldst thou have me to do , '' and he had been sent to Ananias , the priest , `` who would tell him what he was to do . '' She did not stop to marvel why the Lord had not Himself told him what to do directly , but instinctively did what Paul did , obeyed instructions and sought the priest . It was now nearly noon . Althea had been sleepless , and had not tasted food since the preceding evening . She looked around for Mary , that she might accompany her to the priest 's house , where she rightly supposed the Missioner to have taken up his abode . She saw not Mary , who had gone home before the sermon , supposing that as her mistress had had no breakfast , she must stand in need of dinner .