midday
But how was it that he was drawn to think of her ? Absent or present , she was round him , like the hills of a valley . She was round his thoughts -- caged them ; however high , however far they flew , they were conscious of her . She took her place at the midday meal . She had Aminta 's voice in some tones ; a mellower than Aminta 's -- the voice of one of Aminta 's family . She had the trick of Aminta 's upper lip in speaking . Her look on him was foreign ; a civil smile as they conversed .