noon
`` I 'll try . '' So closely was she held by his coat and his arms , so near she lay to his beloved heart , that she knew no longer what part of that union was herself ; they were one body , and one spirit . Her shivering grew less , and with her lips pressed to his neck she fell asleep . It was noon . The hemisphere of the sky was an unbroken blue washed with a silver glare . She could not look up . The sea was no longer wild , but it was not smooth ; it was a dancing sea , and every small wave rippled with crested rainbows .