about noon
Besides , the conduct of the chief towards me made me feel certain of speedy deliverance . These reflections overcame the first powerful impulse , and I calmed the turbulent agitation which it had awakened . I again took out my materials for drawing , and amused myself with sketching the magnificent prospect . It was now about noon , and every thing seemed sunk into repose , like the bandit that lay sleeping before me . The noon-tide stillness that reigned over these mountains , the vast landscape below , gleaming with distant towns and dotted with various habitations and signs of life , yet all so silent , had a powerful effect upon my mind . The intermediate valleys , too , that lie among mountains have a peculiar air of solitude . Few sounds are heard at mid-day to break the quiet of the scene .