noon
Wilfrid knew that there was no trifling with Emilia , so he put the letter by , commenting thus `` she 's right , she does n't spell badly . '' Behind , which , to those who have caught the springs of his character , volumes may be seen . He put the letter by . Two days later , at noon , the card of Captain Gambier was brought to him in the billiard-room , -- on it was written : `` Miss Belloni waits on horseback to see you . '' Wilfrid thought `` Waits ! '' and the impossibility of escape gave him a notion of her power . `` So , you are letting that go on , '' said Lady Charlotte , when she heard that Emilia and the captain were in company .