noon
Oh , and I thought of one more thing , when she had gone , which I might have mentioned . But perhaps there is nothing in it . All the rest of the day I was busy with many customers , so I was tired at night , otherwise I would have sent a note to her hotel . And this morning since six I have been hurrying to get off boxes and things ordered by some Americans for a ship which sails at noon . But you will tell the young lady when you see her , and that will be better than my writing , because sending a note would make it seem too important . She might build hopes , and it would be a pity if they did explode . '' Both men laughed a little at this ending of the Frenchwoman 's sentence , but Stephen was more impatient than Nevill to know what was to come next .