midday
I said very quietly that I would send for the things that afternoon , for my anger was hushed by what I had seen . We halted together on the uncovered porch in front of the house , that had a seat set on each side of it . Marlboro ' Street was still , the wide trees which flanked it spreading their shade over walk and roadway . Not a soul was abroad in the midday heat , and the windows of the long house opposite were sightless . `` Richard , '' said my uncle , staring ahead of him , `` I came to offer you a home , and you insult me brutally , as you have done unreproved all your life . And yet no one shall say of me that I shirk my duty . But first I must ask you if there is aught else you desire of me . ''