about noon
The old lady had been ill , ` otherwise , ' she wrote with studied courtesy , ` she had hoped before this to have had the pleasure of calling . ' But under the circumstances she felt sure that Miss Mildmay would excuse her , and in proof of this , would she allow her niece Jacinth to spend Sunday at Robin Redbreast ? by which she explained that she meant from Saturday to Monday morning . ` My carriage shall call for her about noon , ' wrote Lady Myrtle , ` and she shall be sent home , or straight to school , at any hour she names on Monday . ' Jacinth 's eyes sparkled . This was just the sort of thing she had been hoping for , but with the self-restraint peculiar to her , unusual in one so young , she said nothing till her aunt directly addressed her , after reading aloud Lady Myrtle 's note . ` Well , what do you say to it ?