noon
Even if Nepo is there when you arrive , you will want a long talk with him , and it is likely that Pollio will be with him , so do not think of starting back till the morning . '' It was just noon when Beric reached the farm . `` You are just to the time , '' Cornelius said . `` I received an order at daybreak this morning to light the fires and to tell you if you came that the general 's secretary would be here at noon . See , there are two figures coming up the hill now . '' The moment he saw that they had passed the fork of the paths and were really coming to the house Beric rushed down to meet them , and as he approached saw that they were indeed Pollio and Nepo . He and Pollio embraced each other affectionately .