noon
It was the first time that her twilight visits to his sister had brought them face to face , and Rice directly turned off through the garden with her , inquiring how Maria had borne the noise of the day . `` She is very quiet , '' said Angélique . `` She was indeed falling asleep when I came out . '' `` I sent my man at noon and at three o'clock to bring me word of her . '' There was still a great trampling of horses in the streets . Shouts of departing happy voters sounded from the Okaw bridge , mixing with the songs of river men . The primrose lights of many candles began to bloom all over Kaskaskia .