noon
A little later Donaldson went up-stairs to his room . He took out his wallet and counted his money . He had over four hundred dollars . At noon forty-eight hours would be remaining to him . He still had the ample means of a millionaire for his few needs . He was as cool as a man computing what he could spend on a summer vacation . He was not affected in the slightest by the details of death or by the mere act of dying itself .