noon
It was a peachy breakfast . '' He kissed her nervously and went into the hall for his coat . `` I forgot to bring it , '' he told Miss Brown that morning school session . At noon , he had the same excuse . `` Well , if it is n't here tomorrow morning , I 'll send you home after it , '' that sophisticated supervisor of juveniles replied . And with this uncomfortable fact ever in his mind , he set out on the afternoon journey with the newspapers . The weather seemed to have shaped itself for his mood .