noon
But as morning came and his head cleared , the instinct of jealousy lessened and that of vengeance increased . He arose in the morning a more or less dangerous human being . The picnic had no attraction for John Gray . He attended to business about the headquarters of the expedition , and when noon came sat aside and brooded . He thought to himself , `` They are up there together , and she has discarded me for this storekeeper , who knows nothing save how to make close little trades and make and save money . '' Then a new and broader range of thought came to him : `` She is but following the instinct of her family . Blood will tell .