noon
` I do not care to come in to my tasks yet . ' ` Will must be an obedient boy , or what will Uncle Philip say , if he comes to-day and finds him in disgrace with his tutor ? ' ` Uncle Philip is n't here , ' the child said . ` But he will be ere noon . I have had a despatch from him ; he is already at Salisbury , and may be here at any hour . ' At this moment Lady Pembroke saw one of her ladies hastening towards her , and exclaimed , -- ` Ah , Lucy ! have you come to capture the truant ? '