the early summer noon
It had been Mariana . Howat Penny was aware of a growing sympathy for young Polder . His was a more engaging person than Kingsfrere 's pasty presence and sharp reputation at cards . He got his hat , and went out over the thick , smooth sod , into the slumberous , blue radiance of the early summer noon . He found Mariana and James Polder sitting on a bank by the Furnace . `` Peter Provost 's here with Kingsfrere , '' he told them quietly . `` They want to see ... .