noon
The Persian is at our back and front , and there will be no escape for those who stay . Our allies are going home , for they do not share our vows . We of Lacedaemon wait in the pass . If you go with the men of Corinth you will find a place of safety before noon . No doubt in the Euripus there is some boat to take you to your own land . '' He spoke courteously , not in the rude Athenian way ; and somehow the quietness of his voice and his glittering eyes roused wild longings in Atta 's heart . His island pride was face to face with a greater-greater than he had ever dreamed of .