Thursday noon
I packed my trunk in an hour , embarked in the ` Porte d'Or ' in another hour , and here I am . '' `` That was prompt . When did you arrive ? '' `` Our steamer reached New York on Thursday noon . I took the night train for Washington , where I arrived at five on Friday morning . I took the morning boat for Aquia Creek , and the train for Richmond and Charlottesville . I got here about noon . ''