noon
I do n't know who fetched the disease to the Old Home House . All I 'm sartain of is that ` twa n't long afore all hands was in that condition where the doctor 'd have passed 'em on to the parson . First along it seemed as if the Thompson-Small syndicate had been vaccinated -- they did n't develop a symptom . But one noon the Dowager sails into the dining-room and unfurls a brown paper bundle . `` I 've captured a prize , my dear , '' says she to the Duchess . `` A veritable prize . Just look ! ''