noon
But leave me alone to draw it up for you : meanwhile , let Harrison pack up your clothes and medicines ; and we will effect our escape while Madame la Meronville yet sleeps . '' Clarence rang the bell ; the orders were given , executed , and in less than an hour he and his friends were on their road to Talbot 's villa . As they drove slowly through the grounds to the house , Clarence was sensibly struck with the quiet and stillness which breathed around . On either side of the road the honeysuckle and rose cast their sweet scents to the summer wind , which , though it was scarcely noon , stirred freshly among the trees , and waved as if it breathed a second youth over the wan cheek of the convalescent . The old servant 's ear had caught the sound of wheels , and he came to the door , with an expression of quiet delight on his dry countenance , to welcome in his master . They had lived together for so many years that they were grown like one another . Indeed , the veteran valet prided himself on his happy adoption of his master 's dress and manner .