midday
She had , as Grandmother said , disappeared like a ghost . A moment later there was the report of a gun from the precipice . Raisky wondered who was playing tricks there , and went towards the house . Vera appeared punctually at the midday meal . Keenly as he looked at her , Raisky could observe no change in her . Tatiana Markovna glanced at him once or twice in inquiry , but was visibly reassured when she saw no signs of anything unusual . Raisky had executed Vera 's commission , and had alleviated her acutest anxiety , but it was impossible to reassure her completely .