noon
But he wondered what it was that he had seen or felt in her sombre gaze . In fifteen minutes he was sound asleep in his room , his long frame relaxed , his hands wide open in utter fatigue . He dreamed of a Henner girl with Genevra 's brilliant face instead of the vague , greenish features that haunt the vision with their subtle mysticism . He was awakened at noon by Selim , who obeyed his instructions to the minute . The eager Arab rubbed the soreness and stiffness out of his master 's body with copious applications of alcohol . `` I 'm sorry you awoke me , Selim , '' said the master enigmatically . Selim drew back , dismayed .