noon
He must do no more wrong . He must grow strong and suffer . The peace that came with conviction brought sleep to his weary mind and body . When he awoke it was almost noon . He remembered the missed appointment of the day before , and the journey to Washington which he had planned for that day . With a start of horror he looked at his watch and found he had but a few hours in which to try to make up for the remissness of yesterday before the evening coach left for Philadelphia . It was as if some guardian angel had met his first waking thoughts with business that could not be delayed and so kept him from going over the painful events of the day before .