midday
Anyhow , Mr. Ludwell Cary did n't ride that way -- events prove that , do n't they , sir ? Yes , I remember well enough when Mr. Rand passed . I was n't dozing then , for the negro boy spoke to me , said there was going to be a big storm . It must have been after midday , Mr. Rand ? '' `` Yes , something after midday . '' The witness knew , for he always had his glass at noon . He might have been dozing when the negro spoke to him , but he spoke plain enough . ''