noon
I would not if I could ; but you who look so like her will take her place in my heart now , and love me as she did ; and I will love you even as I loved her . I will take you into my life , believing she has come again . In the morning I will ask first , Where is my Lael ? At noon , I will demand if the day has been kind to her ; and the night shall not be half set in except I know it has brought her the sweetness of sleep . Will you be my Lael ? '' The question perplexed the child , and she was silent . Again he asked , `` Will you be my Lael ? ''