noon
Carrie finally decided that she would give the money back . It was wrong to take it . She would go down in the morning and hunt for work . At noon she would meet Drouet as agreed and tell him . At this decision her heart sank , until she was the old Carrie of distress . Curiously , she could not hold the money in her hand without feeling some relief . Even after all her depressing conclusions , she could sweep away all thought about the matter and then the twenty dollars seemed a wonderful and delightful thing .