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noon
`` Well , what I meant was , '' said Hartley , `` that you 'd seen him last . He was here Thursday evening . Did he say anything to you about going anywhere in particular the next day -- yesterday ? He left his rooms about noon and has n't turned up since . '' Captain Stewart drew a short breath and sat down , abruptly , in a near-by chair , for all at once his knees had begun to tremble under him . He was conscious of a great and blissful wave of relief and well-being , and he wanted to laugh . He wanted so much to laugh that it became a torture to keep his face in repose .