noon
Jimmy wondered , as the street life of the night waned and the lights went out , if there were others out there in the darkness as unhappy as was he . His new employment that had so elated him with its promise of golden opportunity sometimes came to his mind , but now he felt that success was empty without Mary Allen to share it with him . It was not until dawn that he fell asleep , exhausted , and even then trouble pursued him in his dreams . When he awoke , at noon , he tried for a few minutes to imagine that it was still a very happy , prosperous and promising world ; but it was all in vain . He sat on the edge of his bed , and again thought that if he had lost to any other than the Judge , it might not have been so distressing . He got up and looked at his own face in the glass , and hated it for that peculiar resemblance . It was certain now , after her confession , that all the time she had believed him to be the Judge and yet , because when with Mary Allen the Judge 's very existence had been forgotten , Jim could not accuse himself of having fostered her illusion .