noon
Her grandest expectations had not extended beyond the sale of one stick at a time , and she was not prepared for such a rush of trade . However , she tore off a piece from one of the white sheets at the bottom of the tray , wrapped up the six sticks as nicely as she could , and handed them to the gentleman , who then left her to find another customer . Katy , elated by her first success , ran home as fast as she could to procure some more white paper , of which she had a dozen sheets that had been given her by a friend . It was in the back room , so that she did not disturb her mother , choosing to astonish her with the whole story of her success at noon . Katy reached Washington Street once more . She had lost all her timidity , and would not have feared to accost the governor , if she had met him , and request him to purchase a cent 's worth of molasses candy . `` Buy some candy ? ''