noon
They were always winning victories everywhere , and it would be but a short time before the treacherous English , the wicked French and the ignorant Russians were crushed . John yawned after a while and went to his room . He intended to be fresh and strong the next morning when he started on the last stage of his search , and when the dawn came he was glad to see that it was clear and bright . By noon he was deep among the hills , and so far had answered all questions without arousing any suspicion . But he knew that trouble about his identity was bound to come in time . He could not go on forever , playing the rôle of Jean Castel , a horse-buyer from Lorraine . Lorraine was far away now , and he was beyond his natural range .