noon
And for another reason , having two worries to think about , each one tended to take her mind off the other . Whenever she started thinking about the accountant 's report , she presently found herself wondering how Helen proposed to square it up with Wally . `` Oh , well , '' she thought again , realizing the futility of trying to read the future , `` let 's hope everything will come out right in the end ... . It always has , so far ... '' Archey came in toward noon , and Mary went with him to inspect a colony of bungalows which she was having built on the heights by the side of the lake . Another thing that she had lived long enough to notice was the different effect which different people had upon her . Although she preserved , or tried to preserve , the same tranquil air of interest toward them all -- a tranquillity and interest which generally required no effort -- some of the people she met in the day 's work subconsciously aroused a feeling of antagonism in her , some secretly amused her , some irritated her , some made her feel under a strain , and some even had the queer , vampirish effect of leaving her washed out and listless -- psychological puzzles which she had never been able to solve . But with Archey she always felt restful and contented , smiling at him and talking to him without exertion or repression and -- using one of those old-fashioned phrases which are often the last word in description -- always `` feeling at home '' with him , and never as though he had to be thought of as company .