noon
Alan turned abruptly from the clock which , somehow , he was finding fascinating . `` Well , now , Caw , '' he said , dropping into an easy chair by the fire , `` had n't you better begin to explain things ? '' `` At once , if you wish it , sir . But I 'm hoping that Mr. Craig 's lawyer from Glasgow , Mr. Harvie , will be here at noon , and as he may have fuller information than I can give , I was wondering if you would not care to hear him first . Indeed , Mr. Alan , I think it would be worth your while to wait , I could tell you a good deal , but my master did not tell me everything , though I have sometimes thought he meant to tell me more -- '' `` Very well , Caw . I 'll ask only one question for the present . Did my uncle see anything of Mr. Bullard within the last few months of his life ? ''