noon
It will be better than standing here listening to these men , who have but little idea of the subject they are pretending to discuss . The wound on Chris 's shoulder was healing rapidly ; but it was not deemed safe for him to venture out-of-doors yet , and his comrades felt it their duty to give him a detailed account of all that had occurred during the day . The snow was beginning to fall when Amos and Jim left Mr. Gore 's home , and before the next morning it had covered the earth with a mantle of dazzling whiteness . Amos and Jim were early astir on Monday morning , the fifth of March , but before noon came both were convinced that the threatened trouble would blow over without the slightest semblance of a conflict between the soldiers and the citizens . During the forenoon they had not so much as heard of Hardy Baker , or that faction to which he had allied himself , and Jim said , with a quiet chuckle of satisfaction : `` I reckon the barber got as much of a lesson as he needed Saturday afternoon , and has given over trying to set right the wrongs of the people . '' `` He must be at work , or we should have heard something regarding him , '' Amos replied , and then ceased even to think of the apprentice . Shortly after noon those assembled under the Liberty Tree , -- and there were quite as many as had gathered on Friday and Saturday , -- were told that the Council had discussed with Governor Hutchinson the question of removing the troops from the city , and assured him the people would be satisfied with nothing else .