noon
In other respects my father 's description of them is quite accurate . There was no wind , and as a matter of course , therefore , they were not chanting . I wiled away the quarter of an hour before the time when George became due , with wondering at them , and in a way admiring them , hideous though they were ; but all the time I kept looking towards the part from which George should come . At last my watch pointed to noon , but there was no George . A quarter past twelve , but no George . Half-past , still no George . One o'clock , and all the quarters till three o'clock , but still no George .