noon
I know two who are so ; but they are married . '' `` The men who admire these bold , dashing young girls treat them like weaker copies of themselves . And yet they boast of what they call ` experience ! ' '' `` I wonder if any one felt the exquisite beauty of the noon as I did , to-day ? A faint appreciation of sunsets and storms is taught us in youth , and kept alive by novels and flirtations ; but the broad , imperial splendor of this summer noon ! -- and myself standing alone in it -- yes , utterly alone ! '' `` The men I seek _ must _ exist : where are they ?