noon
In this direction the sunshine penetrates the dismal mist ; by its aid I can direct our course to the passage of the Notch . Let us go back , love , and dream no more of the Great Carbuncle . '' `` The sun can not be yonder , '' said Hannah , with despondence . `` By this time it must be noon ; if there could ever be any sunshine here , it would come from above our heads . '' `` But look ! '' repeated Matthew , in a somewhat altered tone . `` It is brightening every moment .