noon
She dared not even feel of her pocket under her dress . Whenever she thought of it Miss Tabitha seemed to be looking straight at her . Poor Comfort had a feeling that Miss Tabitha could see her very thoughts . The Stebbinses and Sarah Allen usually stayed at noon , but that day they all went home . Sarah Allen had company and the Stebbinses had a chicken dinner . So Comfort stayed alone . The other scholars lived near enough to the school-house to go home every day unless it was very stormy weather .