about noon
I replied , enthusiastically . `` Then you 'll go down to Nitropolis ? '' queried MacLeod , eagerly . `` You can catch a train that will get you there about noon . And the company will pay you well . '' `` MacLeod , with the mystery , Miss Snedden , and the remuneration , you are irresistible , '' smiled Kennedy . `` Thank you , '' returned the detective .