noon
I must go and see what that fool Hyslop 's doing . '' He turned back again into the room . Gwenda went out and sent the wire . But at noon , before Harker could come to them , it was over . Mary lay as Alice had lain , weak and happy , with her child tucked in the crook of her arm . And she smiled at it dreamily . The old doctor and the nurse smiled at Rowcliffe .