noon
Really , I am frequently almost sure that I was cut out to be a radical . But then , there are so many questions on which I am not sure . I grow timid when I am face to face with my human frailty , which ever prevents me from grasping all the factors in any problem -- human , vital problems , you know . '' And as he talked on , Martin became aware that to his own lips had come the `` Song of the Trade Wind '' : - `` I am strongest at noon , But under the moon I stiffen the bunt of the sail . '' He was almost humming the words , and it dawned upon him that the other reminded him of the trade wind , of the Northeast Trade , steady , and cool , and strong . He was equable , he was to be relied upon , and withal there was a certain bafflement about him . Martin had the feeling that he never spoke his full mind , just as he had often had the feeling that the trades never blew their strongest but always held reserves of strength that were never used .