noon
If you are ready to render this great service to the Order , I willingly accept the sacrifice you offer to make . I will send one of my slaves down into the town to buy garments suitable for you , and also stains for your skin . It will , of course , be necessary for you to shave a portion of your head in Turkish fashion . I will also see Sir John Boswell , and ask him to arrange for a craft to be ready to start at noon . The galley is not expected in until evening , but of course she may arrive at any moment now . Come here again in an hour 's time , and I will have the clothes ready for you . '' `` May I suggest , sir , that they should be those appropriate to a small merchant ?