morning, noon
Sometimes she would go all alone to Westminster Abbey or to the National Gallery , and enjoy hugely a solitary hour or two . At other times , Nan or her father , or some girl friend , would go with her . The Fairfields had begun their stay in London with only a few friends , but these had introduced others , until now their circle of acquaintances was large , and the immediate result of this was a sheaf of invitations in every mail . For , during the season , Londoners are hospitable folk , and give entertainments morning , noon , and night . At first , the Fairfields had thought they would take a house , and so have a home of their own . But Mr. Fairfield concluded that if Nan had the duties of a housekeeper , her trip would not be a holiday , so he declared they would live at a large hotel , and thus have a chance to observe the gay life of London . And so cosy and comfortable were their apartments at the Savoy , that they soon began to feel quite at home there .