About noon
How shall I requite the service ? '' `` Do not concern yourself about that , captain , '' rejoined Judith . `` I will take care of myself . '' About noon , on the following day , Disbrowe , without venturing to see his wife , left the house , and proceeded to the Smyrna , where , as he expected , he found Parravicin and his companions . The knight instantly advanced towards him , and , laying aside for the moment his reckless air , inquired , with a look of commiseration , after his wife . `` She is better , '' replied Disbrowe , fiercely . `` I am come to settle accounts with you . ''