noon
That this bore some new development in the Great Plot , there was no doubting , and the letter had told him to be sure to leave Kingston without letting Cecil catch a glimpse of him . That meant that Cecil was still in Kingston . In that case , what could the other conspirators be doing without him ? Towards noon , a whiff of salt air wakened Stuart . He stirred , rubbed his eyes and looked round . `` The north shore , eh ! '' he exclaimed on seeing the sea .