midday
` Mais , n'oublions pas que c'est aujourd ` hui jour francais ; si , madame , vous avez assez d'appetit pour diner avec nous ? ` Je suis , comme toujours , aux ordres de Monsieur . ' She was among the bravest of women . She had a full ounce of lead in her breast when she sat with the boys at their midday meal , showing them her familiar pleasant face . Shortly after the hour of the evening meal , a messenger from Bern delivered a letter addressed to the Headmaster . Weyburn and Aminta were strolling to the playground , thinking in common , as they usually did . They read the letter together .