noon
So the children had the fun of watching him come with his ladder and climb up to get , after some difficulty , both monkey and hat . Dear knows when the children would have gone back to school after the monkey was brought down , for he proved to be a friendly animal and was evidently used to petting , and every one was eager to make his acquaintance , but Miss Wright finally came out and ordered them all into the building , and after that affairs gradually settled down . But many were the secret wishes that every school day could start with a monkey hunt . At noon Meg and Bobby had so much to tell , and the twins were so interested and so full of self-pity to think that they could n't go to school and find monkeys in the cloak room that Mother Blossom 's piece of news was almost overlooked . `` I have something nice to tell you , '' she said at last , smiling mysteriously , as she helped them to pudding . `` Something nice ? '' puzzled Meg .