noon
He was , indeed , a new acquaintance . You were unacquainted with his character and history , except so far as you could collect them from his conversation ; and no confidence could , of course , be placed in that . It was therefore , perhaps , somewhat indiscreet to permit such _ very _ frequent visits , such _ very _ long walks . To neglect the friends whom you lived with , for the sake of exclusive conversations and lonely rambles , noon and night , with a mere stranger , -- one not regularly introduced to you , -- whose name you were obliged to inquire of himself , -- you , too , already a betrothed woman ; your lover absent ; yourself from home , and merely on terms of hospitality ! all this did not look well . But the mischief , it was evident , was to be known by the event . Colden might have probity and circumspection .