noon
`` How far shall we go to-day , father ? '' asked Rose . `` We will pass the night in Sandwich , if all goes well , '' replied Mr. Freeman . `` Your aunt has put us up a fine luncheon , and we will give Lady a rest toward noon and enjoy it . '' The sandy roads made it rather slow traveling , but Anne was as happy as a bird . They got many glimpses of the sea , and now and then some wild creature would run across the road , or peer at them from the shelter of the woods . Once or twice a partridge , with her brood of little ones , fled before them , and there was a great deal for them to see and enjoy .