noon
So you say . '' The cloud passed . The teacher paid the Indian boy special attention that morning . At noon Gretchen played Von Weber 's Wild Hunt of Lutzow , which drove Napoleon over the Rhine . The rhythm of the music picturing the heroic cavalry enchanted Benjamin , and he said : `` Play it over again . '' After the music came a foot-race among the boys , which Benjamin easily won . The afternoon passed quietly , until in the cool , lengthening shadows of the trail the resolute form of Mrs. Woods appeared .