noon
`` Excellent for the gardens of the Tuileries , but my garden is such a simple one . '' `` Pardon , monsieur , '' he said , with a touch of mingled disappointment and embarrassment , `` they shall be replanted , of course , just as monsieur wishes . '' And Pierre went to digging weeds with a will while I went back to my own work . At noon Pierre knocked gently at my study door . `` I must breakfast , monsieur , '' he apologized , `` and get a little sleep . I have promised my brigadier to get back at three . '' `` And to-morrow ? ''