noon
He fought out with his fist at the unknown cause of disturbance , turned over , and snored again . He must be left to wake as he would . David , with a cold perspiration on his brow , confessed to himself that Jacob could not be got away that day . Mr. Palfrey came over to Grimworth before noon , with a natural curiosity to see how his future son-in-law got on with the stranger to whom he was so benevolently inclined . He found a crowd round the shop . All Grimworth by this time had heard how Freely had been fastened on by an idiot , who called him `` Brother Zavy '' ; and the younger population seemed to find the singular stranger an unwearying source of fascination , while the householders dropped in one by one to inquire into the incident . `` Why do n't you send him to the workhouse ? ''